158  
FNUS73 KDVN 011923  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUKE PRAIRIE BURN...CLINTON COUNTY CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
223 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 01.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-80 WITH RH LOWERING INTO  
THE RANGE OF 30-40 PERCENT. HOWEVER, THE CONTINUED GREEN  
UP ALONG WITH A PERSISTENT ACTIVE PATTERN FEATURING PERIODIC  
WETTING RAINS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL KEEP ANY FIRE  
DANGER LOW.  
 
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 (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH.  
GFDI................0.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 39  
WEATHER COV.....0 0  
WEATHER TYPE....0 0  
TSTM COV........0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
LAL.............1 1  
TEMP............72 72  
RH..............31 33  
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13  
GFDI............0 0  
HAINES INDEX....5 5  
 

 
FORECASTER...COUSINS  
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN KETELSEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2412956.0/DVN  
.DELDT 05/01/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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