FNUS73 KLOT 061402 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR INLAND MARSH UNIT 2...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 802 AM CST FRI NOV 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON NOVEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST AND A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TO THE WEST...WINDS TODAY WILL BE SOUTHERLY. A STRONG INVERSION THAT DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT EXTENDS TO ABOUT 1000 FT. THE INVERSION SHOULD BREAK BY AROUND IGNITION TIME AND WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 43 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /38500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /46500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 64 57 45 32 19 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 54 55 57 57 56 54 RH..............57 54 51 49 47 46 49 53 20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 TRANSP WIND SPD.37 36 36 38 40 43 43 41 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100029 39 45 47 44 39 32 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 39 TO 41 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10300-28100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........22 25 28 30 33 35 38 42 47 51 55 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 51 51 50 49 48 47 47 47 47 48 50 RH..............57 60 63 66 70 74 77 79 80 79 78 75 20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 170 180 180 180 190 190 190 190 190 200 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 170 180 180 180 180 190 190 190 190 190 200 TRANSP WIND SPD.40 40 39 39 39 39 40 41 41 41 41 40 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100019 19 20 21 19 17 14 12 10 12 19 28 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62. RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 39 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7200-45200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........62 59 57 55 55 54 54 53 52 52 50 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 52 52 52 54 56 58 60 61 62 61 59 RH..............72 72 73 72 69 65 62 59 59 58 61 67 20 FT WIND DIR..200 200 210 210 220 230 230 230 230 230 230 240 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.200 210 210 220 220 230 230 230 230 240 240 240 TRANSP WIND SPD.39 38 38 37 36 35 33 31 29 26 23 20 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100036 38 38 38 42 45 45 39 29 19 12 7 $$ FORECASTER...MERZLOCK REQUESTED BY...NEAL MULCONREY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091106.INLAN.01/LOT