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SPOT FORECAST FOR F.W KENT PARK...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
726 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING INTO THE 70S AREA-WIDE AND AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST OVER 25
MPH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS DECREASING AND BECOMING LIGHT NORTHWEST.
MINIMUM RH VALUES TODAY SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 35 TO 45%.
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 (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........DECREASE AND NORTHWEST AFTER 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (79500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................5.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 24 27 26 26 25 27 26 23 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 60 65 68 73 75 78 80 80 81
RH..............72 67 60 59 51 48 43 41 41 38
APARNT TMP (F)..55 60 65 68 73 75 78 80 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23 29 25 23 22 21 21 18 18 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 6
EYE LVL WND GST.14 17 15 14 13 13 13 11 11 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 2.1 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 25 23 20 20 18 17 17 15
GFDI............3 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 24 46 56 58 67 71 72 80 73
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 7
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........14 12 13 14 16 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 10 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............80 74 65 62 59 56
RH..............38 46 65 72 78 83
APARNT TMP (F)..80 74 65 62 59 56
20 FT WIND......W 8 SW 6 SE 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 7 7 9 12 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 SW 4 SE 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 5 7 6
MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1000 400 400 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 NW 7 NE 6 SW 8 SW 9 W 9
GFDI............3 1 1 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 6 2 3 4 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (49800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........30 19 19 18 14 8
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............54 56 66 73 78 79
RH..............90 88 75 64 54 52
APARNT TMP (F)..54 56 66 73 78 79
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 S 8 S 10 S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 13 15 17
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 S 5 S 6 S 7
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 8 9 10
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 1400 2500 3300 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 12 SW 8 S 10 S 12 S 15
GFDI............1 1 1 2 3 4
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 8 10 21 34 50
FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...GHF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611090.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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