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FNUS73 KDVN 261542
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CEDAR WHEAT...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
1042 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA, WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL ONCE
AGAIN RANGE FROM 55 TO 60 PERCENT. DRY AND SEASONAL CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
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 (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (90000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 2 3 7 16 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 81 82 83 83 83 83
RH..............61 59 58 56 57 57 56
APARNT TMP (F)..82 83 84 85 85 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 20 21 21 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 11 12 13 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.4 4.8 5.6 5.9 5.6 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 17 18 15
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100026 41 62 78 89 90 41
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........20 4 3 5 18 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 76 70 69 65 63
RH..............59 71 87 87 93 100
APARNT TMP (F)..84 76 70 69 65 63
20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.16 10 7 8 7 8
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2
EYE LVL WND GST.10 6 4 5 4 5
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 12 N 10 N 9 NW 10 NW 9
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100024 4 4 3 4 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (55900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........11 3 1 6 32 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 64 74 78 81 81
RH..............99 96 74 62 55 52
APARNT TMP (F)..61 64 74 78 82 82
20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 3 N 3 N 5 N 7 N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 10 13 13
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1 NW 2 N 2 N 3 N 4 N 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 6 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1300 4600 5200 5600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 N 7 N 7 N 10 N 12 N 12
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 8 41 52 56
FORECASTER...GUNKEL
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS RUSSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2620602.0/DVN
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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