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FNUS73 KDVN 051438
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT DEN PILES...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
838 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
WEAK SYSTEMS TO PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES THAT
MAY BRING SOME FLURRIES TO THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS TO
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY WITH A HIGH
PROBABILITY OF WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH.
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 CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...PRECIPITATION RISK BEGINS AROUND 9 AM AND ENDS
BY 12 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...18.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
UP TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........WIND GRADUALLY SHIFTING FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHWEST AFTER 12 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........87 88 84 71 78 77 72 65 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 28 31 33 38 39 40 41 39
RH..............74 81 78 78 67 67 67 65 70
APARNT TMP (F)..18 19 22 24 31 32 33 36 35
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 12 10 10 8 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 20 20 21 20 20 17 15 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10 12 12 13 12 12 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.3 2.4 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 20 22 22 20 17 13 12
GFDI............3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN WELL NORTH AND EAST OF THE
AREA.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...21.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST WIND SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
AROUND SUNRISE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........61 57 62 67 69 58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 32 31 30 29 30
RH..............82 89 88 92 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..30 26 26 25 23 21
20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 6 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 14 20
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 NW 4 W 3 W 3 W 4 W 6
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 8 12
MIX HGT (FT)....800 900 700 400 800 1500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 W 10 W 13 W 13
GFDI............1 1 1 1 1 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...N/A.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...23.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH
INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29
MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25
TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
GFDI................7.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........58 56 77 81 74 65
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............33 34 38 40 40 37
RH..............92 92 85 76 70 70
APARNT TMP (F)..24 24 29 31 31 27
20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 15 NW 16 NW 18 NW 18 NW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 28 29 30 28
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7 NW 9 NW 10 NW 11 NW 11 NW 10
EYE LVL WND GST.12 15 17 17 18 17
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 3100 3500 3700 3900 3900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 24 N 29 N 29 N 26 N 25
GFDI............3 5 7 9 10 8
FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601807.0/DVN
.DELDT 02/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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