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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE LAKE PRESCRIBED FIRE...IADNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
959 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN STARTS TODAY, AS WE SEE A BAND OF LIGHT
RAIN/SNOW IN OUR SOUTH THIS MORNING AND THEN CHANCES FOR LIGHT
RAIN IN EASTERN IA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THUS, HUMIDITY WILL
REMAIN HIGHER, WITH THE MAIN DRIVER FOR ANY FIRES BEING THE GUSTY
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH, RECENT AND FUTURE RAINFALL SHOULD
HELP LIMIT THE CHANCE FOR FIRE SPREAD.
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...NONE
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...26.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS TURING FROM THE EAST TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND NOON
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31100 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 15 15 16 16 16 16 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 36 39 42 44 45 46 47
RH..............51 47 41 40 38 36 36 37
APARNT TMP (F)..26 29 33 35 39 40 41 42
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 14 14 14 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 10 10 10 12 13
GFDI............3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100032 32 31 34 38 40 44 46
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND SHIFT..........TURING FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTH BETWEEN 5 AM AND 7AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (46300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................6.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........48 61 56 73 84 82
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 0
TEMP............46 44 41 39 38 38
RH..............36 42 48 54 57 58
APARNT TMP (F)..41 39 34 32 30 30
20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 9 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 21 24 24
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 5 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8
EYE LVL WND GST.9 10 10 13 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....3900 900 900 1100 900 1000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 SE 14 SE 16 S 18 SE 20 S 18
GFDI............4 4 4 5 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100046 11 13 17 15 17
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...RAIN BEGINNING AFTER 3 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........TURING FROM THE SOUTH TO THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 39
TO 43 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (150200
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................10 INCREASING TO 21 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........65 55 47 42 41 44
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............39 41 49 58 67 69
RH..............58 62 56 50 41 41
APARNT TMP (F)..31 33 42 58 67 69
20 FT WIND......S 15 S 17 S 20 S 21 S 23 S 23
20 FT WIND GUST.29 25 28 30 32 32
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 S 14
EYE LVL WND GST.17 15 17 18 19 19
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1500 1900 3000 4300 5800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 28 S 29 S 35 S 40 SW 43
GFDI............7 6 10 14 22 23
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 37 49 90 150 214
FORECASTER...COUSINS
REQUESTED BY...JARON SHOOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/07/26
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