884
FNUS73 KDVN 221341
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCANDREWS WILDLIFE AREA...CLINTON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
841 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
INTO THE UPPER 70S/LOW 80S AREA-WIDE. WEAK SOUTHWEST WINDS UNDER
10MPH ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY, WITH NO PRECIPITATION.
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 40 TO 50%.
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 (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (44900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 41 26 22 21 23 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 72 74 77 78 79 80
RH..............59 53 48 40 39 39 42
APARNT TMP (F)..69 72 74 77 78 79 80
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 10 12 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 6 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 7 8 12 12
GFDI............1 1 1 2 2 2 2
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 12 18 21 28 42 45
FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...AL KETELSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611315.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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