FNUS73 KLOT 201437
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING BLUFF BURN...LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
937 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 CDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE HIGH PLAINS WILL PROVIDE A GENERAL SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. THIS FLOW WILL BE WEAKENING
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES SATURDAY...AND DUE TO AN INCREASING TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN WARMER INLAND LOCATIONS AND THE COLD LAKE WATERS A
LAKE BREEZE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ASHORE BY MIDDAY. THIS WILL TURN WINDS
TO OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT THE SPECIFIED LOCATION.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........88     86     84     82     83     84
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE SLTCHC SLTCHC SLTCHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............40     41     42     44     46     48
RH..............85     85     83     80     78     75
20 FT WIND......160/14 180/14 200/13 140/13 140/12 150/11
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....M      M      M      M      M      M
TRANSP WIND DIR.M      M      M      M      M      M
TRANSP WIND SPD.M      M      M      M      M      M
CWR.............40     40     30     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...TRS
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.SPRIN.01/LOT