FNUS73 KLOT 111733 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE GRANT CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1233 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND WITH SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL KEEP AREAS NEAR THE LAKE FAIRLY CHILLY TODAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE EASTERLY SUNDAY CONFINING LAKE COOLING MORE TO THE ILLINOIS SHORELINE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING MORE COOL SHOWERY WEATHER TO THE REGION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...THEN DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL BY 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /63500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /65400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 53 52 51 50 47 RH..............34 31 29 29 30 33 20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 030 030 040 040 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.4 4.1 3.6 2.8 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.030 040 040 040 040 040 TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100064 65 62 54 42 36 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-21000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 40 36 33 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 RH..............37 44 52 61 67 71 72 72 72 73 74 72 20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 040 040 030 030 030 030 040 050 060 070 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.040 040 040 040 030 030 030 030 050 050 060 070 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100021 18 9 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-76900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 11 13 14 15 16 17 23 28 33 38 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 38 43 48 51 53 54 56 56 57 56 55 RH..............67 57 46 38 34 31 30 28 27 27 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..080 080 090 090 100 110 110 110 100 100 090 080 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.2 2.4 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.080 090 110 120 110 110 110 110 110 110 100 100 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 17 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10004 16 33 48 60 68 71 70 67 62 69 77 $$ FORECASTER...MARSILI REQUESTED BY...JEFF MARTINA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090411.MIDDL.02/LOT