FNUS73 KDVN 231247
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR KUDER LAKE...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
747 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI
TODAY AND TONIGHT. BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-80.
UNSEASONABLY MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAIN TO DAY AND TONIGHT
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S AND LOWS IN THE 50S.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE
MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTH AROUND MID DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     67     69     69
RH..............62     56     53     51
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4    NE 4   N 4    N 4
EYE LVL WND GST.
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2800   4300   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3    NE 7   NE 7   NE 7
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120323.KUDER.01/DVN