FNUS73 KDVN 170836
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCDONOUGH SAR...MCDONOUGH COUNTY EMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
236 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0213 CST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
OFF TO THE EAST ALLOWING AN INCREASE IN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO 10-
20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CLOUDS MAY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE
WEST LATER THIS MORNING BUT TEMPERATURES STILL EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S BY LATE AFTERNOON. FAIR CONDITIONS WITH STEADY TO
SLOWLY RISING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA ON MONDAY AS WELL AS MILD TEMPERATURES IN
THE 40S.

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.........CLEAR THROUGH SUNRISE THEN PARTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43.
RH..................85 PERCENT EARLY THIS MORNING DECREASING TO 43 PERCENT
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BEFORE SUNRISE...INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 14 MPH AS SUNDAY PROGRESSES.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO LIGHTNING.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............18     22     29     37     42     43
RH..............85     74     63     46     43     45
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4   SE 6   SE 6   SE 7   SE 10  SE 11
EYE LVL WND GST.       10     10     15     15     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32 IN THE EVENING...THEN RISING TEMPS OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO LIGHTNING.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...BRENT CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130217.MCDON.06/DVN