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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWKEYE WMA-LEASE 3...IOWA RIVER WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
746 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE SUNNY TO START WITH CLOUDS INCREASING FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH AND EAST OF THE QUAD CITIES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY
WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT. IT WILL BE WARM THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK WITH DAILY CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED.
SITE SPECIFIC DISCUSSION
WITH LIGHT WINDS OVERALL, THE FIRE COULD ENHANCE MIXING
LOCALLY AND BRING DOWN DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT. ANY SMALL CHANGE
IN DEWPOINT OR TEMPERATURE COULD RESULT IN DEWPOINTS THIS
AFTERNOON BEING BELOW 20%. PLEASE BE ALERT TO SMALL CHANGES
IN TEMPERATURES BEING WARMER THAN FORECAST AS THIS WILL AFFECT
OVERALL RH.
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 SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........15 14 22 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 78 82 84
RH..............45 34 29 28
APARNT TMP (F)..71 78 80 82
20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 16 16
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6
EYE LVL WND GST.6 8 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 5300 6400 7000
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 12 SE 15 SE 14
GFDI............0 0 0 0
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........50 54 53 42 42 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 76 67 64 60 59
RH..............31 40 56 70 81 83
APARNT TMP (F)..81 76 67 64 60 59
20 FT WIND......SE 8 E 7 E 7 E 6 E 6 E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 8 13 10 9 9
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 5 8 6 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)....5500 600 500 500 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 7 SE 12 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...8 AM
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
UP TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........56 48 42 37 40 41
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 30 30 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 20 20 30 30
TEMP............58 63 69 75 79 81
RH..............95 92 78 66 56 49
APARNT TMP (F)..58 63 69 75 79 82
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 8 10 12 12
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 SE 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 5 6 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 1900 2700 3100 3300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513768.0/DVN
.DELDT 05/12/25
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