FNUS73 KDVN 051108
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONSANTO...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
608 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH OUT OF ONTARIO INTO THE GREAT LAKES
WILL KEEP A SEASONABLY COOL AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHEAST MISSOURI
AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL EXIT THE REGION EARLY TODAY.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 30S WITH PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5600-6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     52     56     58     58
RH..............47     37     32     32     34
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10  NE 11  NE 11  NE 10  NE 8
EYE LVL WND GST.20     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   3400   5700   6800   6400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 22   E 23   E 21   NE 18  NE 20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.MONSA.01/DVN