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FNUS73 KDVN 091222
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
722 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS. SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 30 TODAY, BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 25 MPH
AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE WILL FUEL RECORD WARMTH WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S.
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
THE NEXT CHANCE (40 TO 80%) FOR A WETTING RAIN WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. ACCOMPANYING THIS RAIN CHANCE WILL
BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM ON
TUESDAY, MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
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 (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16900 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................6.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 7 8 8 8 9 7 6 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 52 57 61 64 68 70 71 72 72
RH..............61 61 53 46 41 36 34 34 33 34
APARNT TMP (F)..52 52 57 61 64 68 70 71 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 15 16 14 14 14 14 13 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 9 10 8 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.3 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 21 16 13 9 8 9 9 10
GFDI............4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 7 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100017 17 25 25 25 21 20 25 27 22
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 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING WEST AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3
AM SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3
AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........3 4 3 2 5 20
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............70 61 56 52 49 45
RH..............36 53 69 80 86 93
APARNT TMP (F)..70 61 56 52 48 43
20 FT WIND......S 6 E 5 S 3 S 3 SW 3 W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 E 3 S 2 S 2 SW 2 W 3
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 200 200 200 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 NE 8 NE 9 NE 12 NE 8 NE 7
GFDI............5 2 2 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 2 2 2 2 1
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...67.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (36900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........15 23 17 24 38 59
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............44 44 52 60 65 67
RH..............89 89 74 62 54 49
APARNT TMP (F)..41 41 52 60 65 67
20 FT WIND......NE 5 N 5 NE 6 NE 8 NE 10 NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 14 15 15
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 3 N 3 NE 4 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 7 8 9 9
MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 500 1300 2500 4100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 NE 7 E 8 E 8 E 10 E 10
GFDI............1 1 2 4 6 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 4 9 22 37
FORECASTER...GROSS
REQUESTED BY...MATT OKRASINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605150.0/DVN
.DELDT 03/09/26
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