324  
FNUS73 KDVN 161343  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON_HOBACK RX...TNC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
843 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH  
GFDI VALUES IN THE HIGH CATEGORY, MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS  
OF EASTERN IOWA. ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT  
INTO FRIDAY, WITH PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS.  
CHANCES FOR A WETTING RAIN WILL BE AT 50-70 PERCENT.  
 
 
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...NONE.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15  
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 37 27 22 21 10 13 34 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............43 48 54 58 61 64 66 67 67  
RH..............60 51 43 37 33 31 29 28 29  
APARNT TMP (F)..38 44 54 58 61 64 66 67 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 12 12 13 15 16 16 17  
GFDI............1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...67.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
GFDI................2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........39 32 60 51 63 51  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).1 1 1 1 10 20  
TEMP............67 60 56 55 55 53  
RH..............29 41 49 53 55 61  
APARNT TMP (F)..67 60 56 55 55 53  
20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 17 20 21  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 9 10 12 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 600 600 600 700 800  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 SE 15 SE 16 SE 17 S 18 S 20  
GFDI............3 2 1 2 2 2  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...50 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...68.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........62 80 82 80 71 66  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 70 40 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 50 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............53 54 57 62 66 67  
RH..............69 80 80 72 63 63  
APARNT TMP (F)..53 54 57 62 66 67  
20 FT WIND......SE 14 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 18 SE 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 24 25 26 29 30  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 11 SE 11  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 14 15 16 17 18  
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1600 1900 2100 2100 2900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 25 S 29 S 28 S 29 S 30  
GFDI............2 2 2 3 4 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...GUNKEL  
REQUESTED BY...DALE MAXSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510660.0/DVN  
.DELDT 04/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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