FNUS73 KLOT 161422
FWSLOT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FERMILAB-FMA18 19...FERMILAB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
922 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH
MOST OF THE DAY. THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL VERY SLOWLY MIX TO AROUND
3500 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON AFTER A COLD START AT THE SURFACE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AT
                    IGNITION...THEN TO 3500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON...
                    DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /39500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
                    /47300 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........25  26  26  27  27  28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  59  60  60  58  54
RH..............33  33  32  32  34  39
20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 040 050 050 060
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.1 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.020 020 030 030 040 060
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   9   9   9   10  12
VRATE KT-FT/100040  45  47  44  33  18

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FORECASTER...LENNING
REQUESTED BY...SHEMANSKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.FERMI.01/LOT