729  
FNUS73 KDVN 291309  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST GROVE...DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
809 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
COOLER AND DRIER AIR REMAINS IN PLACE BEHIND A PASSING SYSTEM. WE  
WILL ALSO SEE BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY, WITH A MIX OF  
CLOUDS/SUN. THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH  
THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 
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 (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...58.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (32600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (153600 KNOT-FT)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 23 16 8 21 25 30 28 18 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 50 53 54 56 57 57 58 58 58  
RH..............65 56 52 48 43 40 37 34 33 34  
APARNT TMP (F)..41 45 53 54 56 57 57 58 58 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 20 22 23 24 24 25 24 22  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.5 4.3 5.3 6.1 7.0 7.2 7.5 7.9 7.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 22 23 23 25 26 28 28 26  
GFDI............1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/100033 48 82 106 123 154 165 180 189 178  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...37.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 12  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(1100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
GFDI................2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........11 3 5 21 25 34  
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 54 47 45 42 41  
RH..............32 41 51 55 62 73  
APARNT TMP (F)..59 54 44 43 39 37  
20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 9 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 13 8 6 6 7  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8 NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 8 5 4 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....7200 700 300 300 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25 N 12 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5  
GFDI............3 1 1 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000159 7 2 2 1 1  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...36.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........13 10 21 36 44 44  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............40 44 52 55 57 58  
RH..............76 70 50 43 38 36  
APARNT TMP (F)..36 40 52 55 57 58  
20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 7 NW 10 NW 13 NW 13 NW 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 14 18 21 20  
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 NW 4 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8  
EYE LVL WND GST. 6 8 11 13 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 3700 5000 6100 6000  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 NW 6 NW 12 NW 12 NW 13 NW 15  
GFDI............0 0 1 2 2 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 4 37 50 67 78  
 
 
FORECASTER...UTTECH  
REQUESTED BY...KURTIS CORNILSEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612083.0/DVN  
.DELDT 04/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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