987  
FNUS73 KDVN 211735  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH PILES OCNT...BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
1235 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
COOL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH STEADY  
WINDS OUT OF THE EAST. THERE ARE OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR RAIN  
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT; HOWEVER, RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOK LIGHT  
WITH SOME AREAS POTENTIALLY STAYING DRY.  
 
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...61.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (42700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 68 79 75 70  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............58 59 60 61 61  
RH..............50 51 51 51 51  
APARNT TMP (F)..58 59 60 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 18 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 17 18 18  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 33 35 39 43  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...62.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (7200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........89 91 81 71 77 64  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............61 59 55 54 51 50  
RH..............51 53 59 57 61 61  
APARNT TMP (F)..61 59 55 54 51 45  
20 FT WIND......E 10 E 10 E 10 E 12 E 10 E 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 18 17 17  
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 E 6 E 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 11 11 10 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 600 600 600 600 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 E 15 E 18 E 18 E 17 E 16  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 7 10 9 10 10  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...65.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (51700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........67 56 56 66 73 75  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............48 51 56 60 63 65  
RH..............65 68 62 60 60 58  
APARNT TMP (F)..43 51 56 60 63 65  
20 FT WIND......E 10 E 12 E 13 E 14 E 13 E 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 21 20 18 18  
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 13 12 11 11  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1200 1400 2600 3000 2800  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 E 20 E 18 E 20 E 20 E 20  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 20 23 45 51 47  
 

 
FORECASTER...GUNKEL  
REQUESTED BY...ETHAN HENNINGS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614236.0/DVN  
.DELDT 05/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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