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FNUS73 KDVN 061313
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BOTTOMS UNIT A...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
813 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL PROMOTE DEEP MIXING OF THE
ATMOSPHERE. AS A RESULT, MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 25 TO 30
PERCENT WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL IS THERE
FOR HUMIDITY LEVELS TO DROP EVEN FURTHER. OUTDOOR BURNING
SHOULD BE POSTPONED. THERE IS A 20-30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THURSDAY 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...56.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (144400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 70 69 67 66 55 67 64 55
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............47 50 52 53 55 55 56 56 56
RH..............51 44 39 36 32 31 29 28 28
APARNT TMP (F)..43 46 52 53 55 55 56 56 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 14 14 16 16 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.14 18 18 18 22 23 22 23 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 8 8 10 10 9 9 8
EYE LVL WND GST.8 11 11 11 13 14 13 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 5.7 7.1 7.4 7.7 8.3 8.5 7.8 7.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 20
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100045 80 106 119 130 141 144 132 130
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........42 17 21 39 22 13
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............57 53 46 43 41 39
RH..............27 35 51 62 67 73
APARNT TMP (F)..57 53 46 43 41 39
20 FT WIND......NW 12 N 3 N 1 N 0 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.20 8 3 3 2 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7 N 2 N 1 N 0 N 0 N 0
EYE LVL WND GST.12 5 2 2 1 1
MIX HGT (FT)....7300 600 500 300 400 300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17 N 12 N 8 N 6 S 5 SW 7
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/1000109 6 3 2 1 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 19 55 47 45 52
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 20 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............38 43 54 58 61 63
RH..............76 67 47 39 38 36
APARNT TMP (F)..38 41 54 58 61 63
20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 3 SW 7 SW 12 W 12 W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 14 18 20 20
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 1 SW 2 SW 4 SW 7 W 7 W 7
EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 8 11 12 12
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 4100 7100 6300 6000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SW 13 SW 18 W 24 W 23 W 22
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 13 66 149 127 113
FORECASTER...GROSS
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS RUSSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612915.0/DVN
.DELDT 05/06/26
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