FNUS73 KDVN 011248
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINKAPIN BLUFFS WILDFLOWERS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
748 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER IOWA AND ILLINOIS THROUGH MID
WEEK. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY.
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.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     39     41     39
RH..............44     39     36     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 8
EYE LVL WND GST.20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....5900   6200   6400   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 18  NW 18  NW 17
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE...AS EARLY LIGHT WINDS ARE ALSO NORTHWEST.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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