FNUS73 KDVN 091130
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
630 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE MIDWEST TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. DEEP MIXING WILL AGAIN OCCUR TODAY THAT WILL DROP
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. THE
POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO DROP INTO
THE TEENS. THESE LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS COMBINED WITH BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...WILL
RESULT IN AN ENHANCED FIRE RISK THIS AFTERNOON.

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.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 30 TO
                    35 MPH.

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............50     58     62     64     64
RH..............39     28     23     22     22
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 8    NW 11  NW 13  NW 13  NW 12
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....5400   8600   8300   7900   7700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23  NW 33  NW 35  NW 33  NW 32
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 14
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.CAIRO.01/DVN