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FNUS73 KDVN 221428
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE LAKE PRESCRIBED FIRE...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
928 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
WARMER 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 (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 4 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP
TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (43800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 43 46 36 30 27 26 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 68 72 74 77 78 79 80
RH..............73 65 55 50 42 40 38 38
APARNT TMP (F)..66 68 72 74 77 78 79 80
20 FT WIND DIR..NW E SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 6 7 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW E SE S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.2 3.0 3.5 4.4 4.5 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 6 6 7 8 8 12
GFDI............1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 7 11 15 21 31 31 44
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........23 13 20 21 13 23
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............78 74 66 64 61 59
RH..............45 53 75 78 87 93
APARNT TMP (F)..78 74 66 64 61 59
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 7 S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 10 12 12
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 6 6 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....3800 800 600 600 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 14 S 13 S 13 S 12
GFDI............2 2 1 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 7 8 6 6 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 12
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83300
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................5.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........22 22 32 41 46 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............57 61 70 76 79 80
RH..............96 81 63 52 47 44
APARNT TMP (F)..57 61 70 76 79 80
20 FT WIND......S 8 S 10 S 14 S 17 S 20 S 20
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 20 24 26 26
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 12
EYE LVL WND GST.8 9 12 14 16 16
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1300 3200 4700 5500 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 20 S 25 S 26 S 26 S 26
GFDI............1 1 3 6 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 22 70 109 130 119
FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...JARON SHOOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611322.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/22/26
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