FNUS73 KDVN 131256
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH   WEST VALLEY VIEW PRAIRIE...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
756 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL PROVIDE SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.
THE CALM WINDS EARLY TODAY WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........CALM WINDS SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     69     73     71
RH..............46     40     37     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4    S 6    S 6    SE 6
EYE LVL WND GST.       10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3000   3000   1200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12  SE 14  S 13   SE 8
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600
                    FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WEHDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.NORTH.01/DVN