555  
FNUS73 KDVN 081300  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR F.W KENT PARK...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
800 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TODAY WILL BE HOT WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY THROUGH THE DAY. MINIMUM  
RH WILL BE 40-60%. WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM SOUTHEASTERLY TO  
SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE DAY AS WELL, WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH POSSIBLE  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE  
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ALONG A COLD FRONT.  
ON WEDNESDAY, WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT.  
 
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.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE FROM 11 AM THROUGH 1 PM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...95.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........VARIABLE GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH NEAR SHOWERS.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (42700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........71 64 59 54 57 43 33 32 24 45  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............68 71 75 79 82 85 87 89 90 90  
RH..............78 68 62 58 55 53 52 50 50 50  
APARNT TMP (F)..68 71 75 79 83 87 90 93 95 95  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 12 12 10 12 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 8 6 7 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 15 13 14 16 16 16 17 16  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 18 17 18 23 31 35 43 42 39  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...41 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...MORE NUMEROUS AFTER 9 PM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........55 80 100 98 98 96  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 60 70 90 70  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............88 83 79 77 75 73  
RH..............54 63 74 76 84 93  
APARNT TMP (F)..92 87 79 77 75 73  
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 SE 8 S 8 SW 7 W 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 10 10 7  
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 SE 5 S 5 SW 4 W 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 7 6 6 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 400 500 600 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SE 13 S 12 S 13 S 12 SW 10  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 5 5 6 5 4  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...36 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (28400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........95 96 89 76 52 48  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 40 20 20 10 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).40 20 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............72 73 75 77 80 81  
RH..............97 93 94 88 74 69  
APARNT TMP (F)..72 73 75 77 83 85  
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 W 6 W 7 W 6 NW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 9 9  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 3 W 4 W 4 W 4 NW 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 1600 2100 2200 3500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 W 9 W 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 9  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 7 11 15 15 28  
 
 
FORECASTER...12  
REQUESTED BY...GHF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2621413.0/DVN  
.DELDT 09/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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