FNUS73 KLOT 091124 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER LAKE...IDNR - FIRE HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 624 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CANADA SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS THIS LOW CONTINUES EASTWARD TO SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION AND TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /13300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /23200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........10 20 40 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 52 56 56 RH..............48 42 37 38 20 FT WIND......300/2 360/3 020/5 040/6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 8 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 5000 4600 3300 TRANSP WIND DIR.270 250 300 000 TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 9 CWR.............0 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100013 19 22 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22400-29800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 73 79 86 89 92 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............52 48 45 43 41 41 RH..............46 55 62 68 75 77 20 FT WIND......030/5 050/6 060/7 070/8 060/10 060/10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1500 1200 1100 1100 1200 TRANSP WIND DIR.050 050 060 060 060 060 TRANSP WIND SPD.13 17 21 24 25 25 CWR.............20 20 20 40 40 40 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100023 23 22 23 24 27 $$ FORECASTER...TRS REQUESTED BY...DREW DAILY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090409.BEAVE.01/LOT