736  
FNUS73 KDVN 241515  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLBILLY HILL LOWER...DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
1015 AM CDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AND LESS WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE ON TAP THROUGH TONIGHT,  
WITH FROST POSSIBLE IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING.  
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE LOW 30S AND 20S THIS  
AFTERNOON INFLUENCING FIRE BEHAVIOR.  
 
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR  
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE  
MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...60.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
GFDI................0.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 4 2 2 1 1 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 52 55 57 58 59 60  
RH..............46 43 38 34 33 32 31  
APARNT TMP (F)..47 52 55 57 58 59 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 12 12 9 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 7 7 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.4 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.9 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 7 6  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH.  
GFDI................0.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........0 5 11 22 33 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 54 46 43 41 40  
RH..............32 40 53 60 67 73  
APARNT TMP (F)..60 54 43 39 36 35  
20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 SE 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 12 13  
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 SE 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 7 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....4800 500 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 E 7 E 10 E 12 SE 13 SE 13  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH.  
GFDI................0.  
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........43 22 28 30 33 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............39 43 50 58 62 64  
RH..............76 65 50 39 36 34  
APARNT TMP (F)..33 37 46 58 62 64  
20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 16 18 20 20  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 10 11 12 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 1600 3200 3700 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 16 SE 17 SE 20 SE 20 SE 22  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 5 5  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...JASON DYKSTRA  
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