033  
FNUS73 KDVN 031612  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEETLE PRARIE...DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
1112 AM CDT THU APR 3 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
QUIET TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. BREEZY  
WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE  
AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM  
45 TO 55 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT SOUTH OF A FAIRFIELD TO GALESBURG LINE.  
 
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......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...NONE.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...54.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.  
GFDI................4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........81 83 79 77 71 73  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M  
TEMP............46 48 51 53 54 54  
RH..............64 63 56 52 50 52  
APARNT TMP (F)..41 43 51 53 54 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 15 14 12 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 6 5 5 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10 9 8 7 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 12 10 8 8  
GFDI............5 4 4 4 3 3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...NONE.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...35.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
UP TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7  
TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
GFDI................2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........66 72 65 62 33 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M  
TEMP............54 50 46 44 42 40  
RH..............52 63 73 76 86 89  
APARNT TMP (F)..54 50 45 42 39 36  
20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 2 NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 NE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 6 7 10 10  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3 N 1 NE 2 NE 2 NE 3 NE 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 3 4 4 6 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....3300 500 400 400 400 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NE 7 NE 7 E 9 E 12 E 13  
GFDI............2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...NONE.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...RAIN BEGINS AFTER 12 PM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.  
GFDI................3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........36 41 79 86 85 85  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 50 50  
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M  
TEMP............38 41 45 49 52 52  
RH..............92 79 76 71 63 66  
APARNT TMP (F)..34 36 40 45 52 52  
20 FT WIND......NE 6 E 7 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 15 16 16 17  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 9 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1200 1900 2200 2300  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 16 E 17 E 15 E 16 E 16  
GFDI............1 2 3 3 4 4  
 

 
FORECASTER...HAASE  
REQUESTED BY...JASON DYKSTRA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508790.0/DVN  
.DELDT 04/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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