881
FNUS73 KDVN 091616
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRPORT REC AREA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
1116 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
A FEW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TONIGHT, RESULTING IN A WIDESPREAD
SOAKING RAINFALL. PRIOR, WE WILL ALSO SEE INCREASING HUMIDITY AND
LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS. THUS, FIRE DANGER REMAINS LOW THROUGHOUT THE
AREA 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...24 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...MAINLY AFTER 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING LIGHT NORTH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (18600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........49 65 77 79 82 78
WEATHER COV..... CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 60 60 60
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 20 20
TEMP............60 61 63 66 64 62
RH..............43 41 39 39 45 53
APARNT TMP (F)..60 61 63 66 64 62
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW W W W N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 7 8 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.N NW W W W N
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 3
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.2 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 8 9
GFDI............0 1 1 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 13 16 19 15 12
FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...BEN MARCUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609831.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/09/26
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