FNUS73 KDVN 131233 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR MONSANTO PRAIRIE...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 733 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 4 TO 8 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST WITH A DIFFUSE COOL FRONT ARRIVING TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY MAY SPAWN A FEW SPRINKLES OR A LIGHT SHOWER TONIGHT AND ALSO THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 67 69 67 RH..............57 50 47 44 49 EYE LEVEL WIND..160/5 170/6 170/6 150/6 130/5 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING EAST BY 8 PM. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 TO 4000 FT DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL BY 9 PM THIS EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NICHOLS REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.MONSA.01/DVN