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FNUS73 KDVN 221448
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINKAPIN BLUFFS RX...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
948 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
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 (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (55200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 50 40 27 21 14 16 18
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............69 72 74 77 78 80 80 80
RH..............73 66 62 56 54 49 51 51
APARNT TMP (F)..69 72 74 77 78 81 81 81
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 10 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 16 17 17 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 2.7 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 10 10 12 13 14 15
GFDI............1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
SDSPL KT-FT/100026 25 24 30 38 47 54 55
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........18 17 19 18 5 14
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............79 74 66 64 62 60
RH..............52 59 78 81 84 90
APARNT TMP (F)..79 74 66 64 62 60
20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 15 16 17
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 9 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....4000 700 600 600 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 14 S 15 S 13 S 13 S 14
GFDI............2 2 1 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/100052 8 8 6 6 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17
MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (95800
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........26 27 36 43 50 58
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 20
TEMP............58 61 71 77 80 80
RH..............93 84 66 54 49 49
APARNT TMP (F)..58 61 71 77 81 81
20 FT WIND......S 10 S 13 S 16 S 18 S 20 S 20
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 25 28 30 30
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 8 S 10 S 11 S 12 S 12
EYE LVL WND GST.11 13 15 17 18 18
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1300 2400 4400 5600 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 21 S 23 S 28 S 30 S 30
GFDI............1 1 3 5 6 6
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 24 49 104 147 135
FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...JACOB EWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611323.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/22/26
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