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FNUS73 KDVN 111452
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIN OF LAKES WMA...IOWA RIVER WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
952 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
A QUIET MONDAY AHEAD WITH WINDS ONLY 5-10 MPH AND MINIMUM RH
VALUES IN THE 20S AGAIN. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY WILL
BRING BACK GUSTY CONDITIONS AND INTRODUCE THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED
(20-40%) SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH 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.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (31900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 3 4 1 2 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 64 66 68 68 69
RH..............30 28 24 22 22 21
APARNT TMP (F)..61 64 66 68 68 69
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 7 7 5
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N NE E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 3 3 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 7 6 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 6 6 6
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100029 25 32 26 26 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........30 35 28 41 3 22
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............70 64 56 55 53 53
RH..............21 32 42 45 49 54
APARNT TMP (F)..70 64 56 55 53 53
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 SE 7 SE 9 SE 12 S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 13 16 20 21
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 7 S 8
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 8 10 12 13
MIX HGT (FT)....4400 500 400 500 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 9 SE 14 SE 17 SE 20 S 20
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 4 5 7 10 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 22
TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (98600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92900
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........60 82 72 81 58 28
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 20 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 10 10 10 0
TEMP............53 58 66 72 78 80
RH..............59 60 54 46 38 30
APARNT TMP (F)..53 58 66 72 78 79
20 FT WIND......S 12 S 14 SW 18 SW 18 W 18 W 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 28 30 29 28
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 8 SW 11 SW 11 W 11 W 10
EYE LVL WND GST.12 13 17 18 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1000 1800 2700 5500 7400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 17 SW 23 SW 24 W 25 W 25
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 14 36 58 122 162
FORECASTER...UTTECH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613364.0/DVN
.DELDT 05/11/26
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