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FNUS73 KDVN 101206
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR BP AIRPORT...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
706 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
THERE IS HIGH CHANCES (50 TO 97%) FOR A WETTING RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2+ INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. ACCOMPANYING THIS RAIN CHANCE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING, MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. COLDER AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH RAIN AND
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY.
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 (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...ANYTIME AFTER 4 PM
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........WIND SHIFTING TO EAST NORTHEAST BY 10 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO
15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (21700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 14 15 14 17 28 40 60 68 67 65
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
TEMP............42 44 46 49 53 57 60 60 61 61 61
RH..............84 83 83 77 71 67 62 64 65 70 70
APARNT TMP (F)..38 40 42 46 53 57 60 60 61 61 61
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
EYE LVL WND GST.5 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 13
GFDI............1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 6 11 13 18 18 20 19 22 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...ENDING BRIEFLY BY 10-11 PM. STARTING AGAIN BY
4-5 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
WIND SHIFT..........WIND SHIFTING TO NORTH BY MIDNIGHT THEN
NORTHWEST.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (12500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................5.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........65 58 60 71 82 84
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 30
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............60 55 49 46 44 41
RH..............69 74 86 83 79 82
APARNT TMP (F)..60 55 44 40 38 33
20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 12 NE 12 N 13 N 13 N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 21 21 22
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 N 8 N 8 N 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 11 13 13 13
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1100 1300 1300 1500 1400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 NE 18 NE 16 NE 16 N 16 N 17
GFDI............5 5 4 5 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 17 18 19 21 21
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH
THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...ENDING BY 1 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...25.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 33
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (120200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (114300
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................9.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........88 90 87 75 59 38
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RAIN RNSN RNSN NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 40 40 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 35 36 39 42 43
RH..............85 85 85 73 60 53
APARNT TMP (F)..30 25 26 30 33 35
20 FT WIND......N 14 N 16 N 17 NW 18 NW 18 NW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.22 25 26 29 29 28
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8 N 10 N 10 NW 11 NW 11 NW 11
EYE LVL WND GST.13 15 16 17 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1900 2400 3200 4100 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 20 N 20 NW 25 NW 29 NW 33 NW 32
GFDI............5 6 6 9 11 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100028 33 53 81 120 147
FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...MATT OKRASINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605292.0/DVN
.DELDT 03/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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