742  
FNUS73 KDVN 211320  
FWSDVN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CORALVILLE LAKE...USACE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
820 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
WIND SHIFT..........DECREASE AND NORTHWEST AFTER 4 PM.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 31 29 28 26 26 29 23 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 64 68 71 74 76 77 79 79  
RH..............64 60 57 53 50 45 43 41 39  
APARNT TMP (F)..60 64 68 71 74 76 77 79 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25 22 20 20 18 18 16 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.16 15 13 12 12 11 11 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.1 2.9 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 24 23 20 20 18 18 16 15  
GFDI............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
SDSPL KT-FT/100023 45 58 55 67 70 77 74 68  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER 3 AM BECOMING LIGHT  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER 3 AM BECOMING LIGHT  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
GFDI................2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........15 14 13 11 15 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............80 73 65 62 59 56  
RH..............38 48 65 70 78 83  
APARNT TMP (F)..80 73 65 62 59 56  
20 FT WIND......W 7 SW 5 SE 5 S 5 SW 5 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 6 6 8 8 8  
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 SW 3 SE 3 S 3 SW 3 S 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 4 4 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....2400 500 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 NW 7 NE 5 S 6 SW 7 SW 7  
GFDI............3 1 1 1 1 1  
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 3 2 2 3 2  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO UP TO 6 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 16 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (54400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........29 9 19 16 12 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 57 64 72 77 78  
RH..............83 87 81 66 56 52  
APARNT TMP (F)..54 57 64 72 77 78  
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SW 6 S 7 S 9 S 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 9 12 14 15  
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 3 SW 4 S 4 S 5 S 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 5 7 8 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 1500 2400 3300 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 12 SW 7 S 8 S 13 S 16  
GFDI............1 1 1 1 2 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 8 9 18 36 54  
 

 
FORECASTER...ERVIN  
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY SCRIVER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611115.0/DVN  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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