FNUS73 KDVN 041119
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
619 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD
EASTWARD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL
PROVIDE LOW HUMIDITY...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND EASTERLY WINDS.
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL SPREAD LIGHT RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS NORTHEAST MISSOURI
INTO FAR SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

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 SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     58     61     63     62
RH..............53     43     35     32     35
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 11  NE 13  NE 13  E 13   E 12
EYE LVL WND GST.25     25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   2600   2900   3300   3700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 24   E 25   E 21   E 22   E 23
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.CAIRO.01/DVN