FNUS73 KDVN 281402
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINKAPIN WETLAND...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
902 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
BRINGING SUNNY SKIES...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF I-80 AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH AND BECOME NORTHERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 17 TO
                    25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     62     67     69     69
RH..............59     46     37     35     33
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7   NW 11  NW 13  NW 13  NW 11
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   4200   5400   5300   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 25  NW 24  NW 23  NW 17
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH WIND BECOMING EAST AT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.CHINK.01/DVN