FNUS73 KDVN 051232 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 732 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PUSH ACROSS WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH OUR REGION. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. MILD AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON SATURDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE HIGH TO VERY HIGH ON SATURDAY. 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 (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 52 56 58 57 RH..............49 43 38 37 42 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3900 4500 4700 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 14 E 13 SE 10 S 10 SE 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON 15 TO 23 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 31 TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 25 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HAASE REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.CAIRO.01/DVN