FNUS73 KDVN 121349 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BOTTOMS WMA...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 849 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY SKIES WITH LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL MODERATE THE MIXING TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........EAST BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 59 64 66 64 RH..............57 45 38 37 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..080/3 100/4 120/4 160/5 160/5 EYE LEVEL GUST.. HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WIND SHIFT.......... HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL BY 8 PM IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LE REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS - NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.CEDAR.01/DVN