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FNUS73 KDVN 211354
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAM HOLLOW WMA RX...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
854 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15
MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........DECREASE AND NORTHWEST AFTER 3 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (38600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 36 29 15 12 11 19 21 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 62 66 69 71 74 75 76 77
RH..............69 62 58 55 53 48 46 43 40
APARNT TMP (F)..58 62 66 69 71 74 75 76 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 12 12 10 10 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 20 18 16 15 14 14 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.15 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.9 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 18 16 14 13 12 12 8
GFDI............2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 23 35 38 37 36 35 39 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING EAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........15 7 3 8 7 5
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............75 70 62 57 53 51
RH..............43 49 60 69 77 83
APARNT TMP (F)..75 70 62 57 53 51
20 FT WIND......NW 6 N 5 N 3 NE 5 NE 5 E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 6 6 6 7
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 N 3 N 2 NE 3 NE 3 E 2
EYE LVL WND GST.6 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 500 300 300 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 N 6 N 6 NE 8 E 7 E 8
GFDI............1 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 2 2 2 2 2
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 17
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (49600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........9 5 5 7 11 16
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............50 52 64 72 76 78
RH..............83 85 70 59 52 48
APARNT TMP (F)..48 52 64 72 76 78
20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 9 S 10 S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 12 14 16 17
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 5 S 6 S 6
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 7 8 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 1200 2000 2800 3300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 9 SE 10 S 10 S 14 S 17
GFDI............0 0 1 1 2 2
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 11 19 33 50
FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...JOE FRIEDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611124.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/21/26
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