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FNUS73 KDVN 261235
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR GLEN...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
635 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
TODAY: OVERCAST SKIES AND LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY BY THE AFTERNOON, WITH WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 11 AM TO 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE AROUND 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. MINIMUM RH
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT IF SUNSHINE DEVELOPS SOONER THAN EXPECTED, THEN THESE VALUES
WILL BE LOWER THAN 50 PERCENT.
FRIDAY: ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE
SEEN SOUTH AND EAST OF A MANCHESTER, IA TO VINTON, IA LINE. WINDS WILL
GUST UP TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 30 PERCENT
AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
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.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO
16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (54600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 61 51 54 53 42 30 18 8 9 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 33 37 40 44 47 51 54 55 55 54
RH..............78 78 72 70 62 60 56 52 50 51 50
APARNT TMP (F)..28 29 32 35 39 43 48 53 54 55 54
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 13 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.5 4.2 3.0 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 9 9 12 12 13 15 16 10
GFDI............1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 5 10 14 22 28 39 55 42 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................2.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........4 2 7 16 10 12
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............51 45 41 39 36 35
RH..............56 68 79 82 89 89
APARNT TMP (F)..51 44 38 36 31 30
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 12 12
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 200 200 200 300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 SW 9 W 10 W 10 W 10 SW 10
GFDI............2 1 1 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 2 2 2 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 17 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 22 TO
31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN INCREASING TO 28 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (33100 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(120500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................6 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 15 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........22 10 5 5 4 3
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............36 41 53 65 70 69
RH..............82 70 48 34 29 30
APARNT TMP (F)..31 36 53 65 70 69
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 8 SW 12 SW 16 SW 17 W 15
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 23 30 31 28
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 5 SW 7 SW 10 SW 10 W 9
EYE LVL WND GST.8 10 14 18 19 17
MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1600 2900 3800 3000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 13 W 22 W 29 W 33 W 28
GFDI............2 3 9 23 31 23
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 8 31 72 110 73
FORECASTER...SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...RAY GEROFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604087.0/DVN
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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