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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWKEYE WMA-NOVOTONY...IOWA RIVER WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
731 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 70S TODAY WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE
MID 50S SHOULD YIELD MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 40 TO 50
PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY, SOME INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER
WITH DEVELOPING CUMULUS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
ENTIRE AREA OVERVIEW:
THERE ARE LOW CHANCES FOR RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF AN OTTUMWA, IA TO GALESBURG, IL
LINE. OTHERWISE, HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND
AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
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 (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19300 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 13 25 28 21 26 28 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 71 72 74 75 77 77 77
RH..............61 57 55 50 48 45 45 47
APARNT TMP (F)..69 71 72 74 75 77 77 77
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE SE SE S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100021 19 21 22 22 23 22 21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........51 78 75 57 65 73
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............78 74 68 66 64 62
RH..............43 55 65 68 73 78
APARNT TMP (F)..78 74 68 66 64 62
20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 6 6 6 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2
EYE LVL WND GST.4 3 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....5000 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 8 S 9 S 8
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 2 2 3 4 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (44900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........81 80 71 66 62 57
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............60 63 68 71 74 75
RH..............84 81 70 66 62 60
APARNT TMP (F)..60 63 68 71 74 75
20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 3 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 10 13 15 16
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 S 2 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 6
EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 6 8 9 10
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1700 3300 3800 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 9 S 9 S 13 S 13 S 14
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 6 13 37 42 45
FORECASTER...BEERENDS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2618033.0/DVN
.DELDT 07/23/26
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