FNUS73 KDVN 101137
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
637 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE MIDWEST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. DEEP MIXING WILL AGAIN OCCUR TODAY THAT WILL DROP
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DROP INTO THE TEENS IN SOME
LOCATIONS. THESE LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS COMBINED WITH BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 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.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     46     52     55     55
RH..............44     32     25     21     22
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6   NW 11  NW 14  NW 14  NW 13
EYE LVL WND GST.10     25     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   5500   5900   6600   6900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 22  NW 23  NW 25  NW 28
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 16
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.CAIRO.01/DVN