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FNUS73 KDVN 251359
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISA COUNTY OFFICE COMPLEX...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
759 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY BEFORE INCREASING CLOUDS BY MID-
AFTERNOON. WINDS REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY, GENERALLY AROUND
10 MPH OR SO, WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD DIP TO
AROUND 40 PERCENT DURING THE 2-4 PM TIME FRAME. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH
IN THE INCREASING CLOUD COVER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON, BUT IF
MORE SUNSHINE OCCURS, THESE MINIMUM RH VALUES COULD FALL BELOW 40
PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE FAIR THIS MORNING INCREASING
TO GOOD THIS AFTERNOON.
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......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...21.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (41700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 21 11 8 18 18 28 45 57 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 30 32 34 37 38 39 40 39 38
RH..............64 58 54 47 44 43 41 40 41 43
APARNT TMP (F)..21 22 24 27 30 32 33 34 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 17 16 16 15 14 13 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 18 18 17 17 15 14 14 9
GFDI............2 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 30 34 41 40 42 35 32 31 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...20.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................2.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........65 71 74 77 51 61
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 70 50 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 31 29 27 25 25
RH..............47 61 69 81 84 84
APARNT TMP (F)..32 28 25 23 21 21
20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 E 3 E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 8 7
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 1100 900 900 500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 7 N 7 NE 6 E 5 E 3
GFDI............2 1 1 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 6 7 5 4 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...21.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST UP
TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7
TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7
TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 17
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (48000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........51 49 45 39 22 13
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............25 27 35 42 48 49
RH..............81 74 66 60 54 54
APARNT TMP (F)..21 22 29 36 43 45
20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 5 S 7 S 9 SW 10 SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 13 16 17 15
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 SE 3 S 4 S 5 SW 6 SW 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 8 10 10 9
MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 1300 1900 2800 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 S 5 SW 7 SW 10 W 16 W 15
GFDI............1 1 2 4 5 4
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 8 17 38 30
FORECASTER...SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...JACOB EWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603955.0/DVN
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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