FNUS73 KDVN 111150
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
650 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE
MORNING... THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVE WEATHER IS
LIKELY STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK... WITH SEVERAL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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 (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT NORTH
                    BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 3-6 MPH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     49     53     55
RH..............32     29     25     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10   N 8    N 5    N 3
EYE LVL WND GST.15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4900   5900   6500   6500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10   N 8    N 5    N 3
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.CAIRO.01/DVN