953  
FNUS73 KDVN 271522  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPELLO BOTTOMS WHEAT...DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
1022 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN DAKOTAS TODAY INTO  
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING QUIET  
WEATHER TO THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 45 TO 55 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.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (52300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 3 8 15 24 18 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 78 80 81 81 83 81  
RH..............66 63 56 54 54 52 54  
APARNT TMP (F)..76 78 82 82 83 84 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 12 12 10 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N NW NW N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 4 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 7 7 7 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.6 5.2 5.8 6.3 5.3 4.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 10 9 8 8  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 29 42 52 50 37 33  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........27 28 21 15 16 11  
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............81 73 68 64 62 60  
RH..............55 73 84 93 97 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..82 73 68 64 62 60  
20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 1 NW 1 N 0 N 0 W 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 3 2 2 3  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3 NW 1 NW 1 N 0 N 0 W 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 3 2 1 1 2  
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 400 400 400 400 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 N 6 N 6 NW 5 N 3 NW 5  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 2 2 2 1 1  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (21100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........18 9 6 13 26 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............59 64 74 79 82 83  
RH..............99 98 71 58 50 49  
APARNT TMP (F)..59 64 74 81 83 84  
20 FT WIND......N 0 N 0 W 1 W 3 W 3 SW 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 3 6 6 6  
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 0 N 0 W 1 W 2 W 2 SW 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.1 2 2 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 1500 4000 5100 4600  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 NW 3 W 3 W 5 W 5 SW 5  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 5 16 21 19  
 

 
FORECASTER...GROSS  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS RUSSELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2620704.0/DVN  
.DELDT 08/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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