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FNUS73 KDVN 271129
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITHS ISLAND...USACE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
629 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
MILD AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT CHANCE AT WETTING RAINFALL AREAWIDE IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S WILL KEEP
MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 40-60%. EASTERLY WINDS ARE
FORECASTED TO SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY TODAY AND PEAK BETWEEN 8-15 KNOTS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
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 CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (30800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 83 84 85 83 81 86 87 85 90 86
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 52 55 58 62 65 68 70 70 71 69
RH..............90 88 86 80 70 63 55 51 49 47 51
APARNT TMP (F)..48 52 55 58 62 65 68 70 70 71 69
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 10 12 13 14 14 14 15 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.6 2.2 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 14 14 12
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 4 6 7 11 13 25 31 26 9
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (33700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........25 35 45 31 25 25
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............54 53 62 70 74 76
RH..............80 86 70 57 50 46
APARNT TMP (F)..54 53 62 70 74 76
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 13 16 17
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 6 8 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 800 1800 2500 2400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 9 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 16
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 1
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 8 21 29 34
FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...TWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624646.0/DVN
.DELDT 10/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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