422  
FNUS73 KDVN 171347  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NENAWAKWA WOOD PILE BURN...PRAIRIE LAND CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
847 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON AUGUST 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OR HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES  
WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY INTO  
TUESDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A FEW STRONG STORMS  
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
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 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (47300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 22 25 27 30 37 35 32 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 72 74 76 77 77 77 79 77  
RH..............93 87 82 76 71 71 71 67 74  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 72 74 76 77 77 77 79 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 13 13 14 14 13 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.2 3.1 3.8 4.2 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 10  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 18 28 34 42 47 44 40 36  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 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...77.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........17 29 29 18 20 23  
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............77 73 69 66 65 63  
RH..............74 84 90 97 97 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 73 69 66 65 63  
20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 1 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 6 3 3 3 6  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 NW 1 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 2 2 2 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....3100 400 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 NW 5 NW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 2 2 2 2 2  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (33400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........25 29 45 27 25 26  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 20 20  
TEMP............62 67 74 78 80 80  
RH..............100 97 82 76 74 77  
APARNT TMP (F)..62 67 74 78 83 84  
20 FT WIND......N 0 SW 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 12 13 13 13  
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 0 SW 1 SW 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 7 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 1600 2700 3100 3000  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 9 SW 12 W 12 W 10 W 12  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 5 16 27 28 30  
 

 
FORECASTER...GROSS  
REQUESTED BY...KIRSTEN BOESEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2619838.0/DVN  
.DELDT 08/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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