FNUS73 KLOT 181254
FWSLOT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FMA8...FERMILAB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
754 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR TODAY AS A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE MIDWEST. AS THIS
DROPS SOUTH TODAY...WINDS WILL GO FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION TO
MORE OF A SOUTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS ALSO INCREASING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL NOT INCREASE UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING AS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WITH THE APPROACH OF THIS
FRONT...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL ALSO INCREASE ALONG WITH WINDS
TURNING TO MORE OF A WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT AROUND 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL
                    THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-5800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........15  14  13  15  17  20  22  24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  62  64  66  66  66  65  63
RH..............33  29  27  26  27  28  30  34
20 FT WIND DIR..270 270 270 260 260 260 260 260
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   10  10  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  20  20  20  20  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.290 280 280 270 270 270 270 260
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  18  18  18  20  21  21  21
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

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FORECASTER...RATZER
REQUESTED BY...SHEMANSKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.FMA8_.01/LOT