FNUS73 KDVN 121153
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
653 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE
THROUGH MONDAY WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH THEN
                    SOUTH AT 5 TO 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST SHIFTING TO SOUTH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     50     56     61     63
RH..............44     39     35     32     31
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4    S 6    S 7    S 8    S 7
EYE LVL WND GST.       10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   4500   5400   5600   5500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5    S 8    S 12   S 13   S 13
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.CAIRO.01/DVN