FNUS73 KDVN 131403 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO PASTURE...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 903 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE SLOWLY AWAY FROM. A WEAK COOL FRONT FROM NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TO EASTERN NEBRASKA WILL MOVE TOWARD EASTERN IOWA BY THIS EVENING. THIS BOUNDARY MAY SPAWN A FEW SPRINKLES OR A LIGHT SHOWER TONIGHT AND ALSO THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS...TODAY WILL FEATURE GRADUALLY THICKENING HIGH CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLY MILD IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MAX 70. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MINIMUM 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CWR.................3 PERCENT. LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 68 69 67 RH..............56 44 38 37 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..170/4 180/5 170/5 150/4 120/4 EYE LEVEL GUST..8 8 10 10 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SHEETS REQUESTED BY...DAVID WEHDE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.BUFFA.05/DVN