FNUS73 KLOT 121416 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PATROL RD RX - MNTP...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 916 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM NEAR JAMES BAY INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. AS THE LOW TRACKS INTO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY MONDAY...RAIN SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION. COOLER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR MONDAY DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF CLOUDS AND RAIN. EAST WINDS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN FOR MONDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 TO 18 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /65200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........14 16 18 20 22 30 40 45 45 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 45 49 53 56 57 56 55 53 51 RH..............57 46 36 31 29 28 28 30 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..080 090 100 110 120 110 110 100 100 090 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.1 2.9 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.090 100 100 110 120 110 110 100 100 090 TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 21 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10009 17 30 45 60 65 65 61 51 34 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 24 TO 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-30700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........49 57 66 74 83 91 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............49 49 48 47 47 46 46 45 44 43 42 41 RH..............37 39 41 43 46 48 50 52 55 58 60 63 20 FT WIND DIR..090 090 090 090 100 100 100 100 100 090 090 090 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.090 090 090 090 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 25 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 28 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 VRATE KT-FT/100010 3 6 12 17 21 25 28 28 29 29 31 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BETWEEN 1200 FT AND 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 28 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (25900-42700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............41 40 40 40 40 39 39 39 40 40 41 43 RH..............65 69 71 74 78 82 84 87 89 92 92 88 20 FT WIND DIR..090 090 090 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 070 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.100 100 090 090 090 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 TRANSP WIND SPD.28 29 29 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 30 30 CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 VRATE KT-FT/100030 30 28 27 26 26 26 27 29 32 38 43 $$ FORECASTER...MARSILI REQUESTED BY...JERRY HOFFMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090412.SOUTH.01/LOT