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FNUS73 KDVN 251440  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WIESE SLOUGH WHEAT...DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
940 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTH TODAY IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE.  
IT WILL BE VARIABLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE DAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES  
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGE FROM  
55 TO 65 PERCENT.  
 
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY  
AND BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS  
WILL BE LIGHT WITH MOST LOCATIONS RECEIVING LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN  
INCH OF RAIN. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20  
MPH WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COOL FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.  
 
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...1 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (32600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........12 34 39 35 37 42 26 35  
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............70 73 76 78 79 80 81 81  
RH..............78 72 66 67 64 62 60 60  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 73 76 78 79 82 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 12 12 10 10 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 7 7 7 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 21 24 31 33 32 31 28  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........40 52 75 83 42 40  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 20 20  
TEMP............82 76 71 70 69 68  
RH..............58 74 84 87 90 93  
APARNT TMP (F)..84 76 71 70 69 68  
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 SW 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 7 8 9 9  
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 4 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 400 400 400 400 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 12 SW 13  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 3 4 4 4 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...87.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14  
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........54 34 1 4 3 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 69 76 80 83 84  
RH..............97 97 82 69 61 57  
APARNT TMP (F)..67 69 76 83 86 87  
20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 5 W 6 W 8 W 10 NW 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 15 20 20  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 6 NW 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 7 9 12 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 1400 3100 4300 5000  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 W 12 W 12 W 15 W 15 NW 17  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 8 14 40 56 75  
 
 
FORECASTER...GUNKEL  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS RUSSELL31  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2620496.0/DVN  
.DELDT 08/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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