FNUS73 KLOT 241413 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUTE 66...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 913 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY KEEPING CLOUD COVER OVERHEAD. AS IT DRAWS NEAR LATER THIS EVENING...CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF THE EAST AT AROUND 5 MPH...AND WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE EAST THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TURNING MORE NORTHEAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THEY TURN NORTHEAST...HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE AT AROUND 10 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH WITH WINDS INCREASING THURSDAY MORNING WHERE STRONGER GUSTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 2100-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /31100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........95 96 98 97 96 96 95 94 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 53 54 56 56 56 56 55 RH..............48 44 43 41 41 42 42 44 20 FT WIND DIR..080 080 080 080 070 070 060 050 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.080 100 100 100 100 090 080 060 TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10009 16 23 28 31 31 25 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100-9400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........94 94 94 94 95 95 95 85 87 88 90 91 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............52 50 48 47 45 44 45 44 43 42 41 40 RH..............49 54 58 61 66 69 72 72 75 77 81 85 20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 040 040 040 040 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 040 040 TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 15 14 14 14 15 17 20 22 24 CWR.............20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 VRATE KT-FT/10009 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 800-1200 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2100-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 37 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6400-75900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........93 93 94 95 95 96 96 91 85 79 74 68 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............39 41 43 44 45 46 46 45 44 42 40 38 RH..............88 82 76 72 69 67 66 68 71 75 80 86 20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 030 030 030 030 030 030 030 020 020 020 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.040 040 040 040 040 040 040 040 030 030 030 030 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 28 28 28 30 33 35 36 36 36 36 37 CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 VRATE KT-FT/10006 11 18 29 46 63 76 76 70 63 60 58 $$ FORECASTER...TEST REQUESTED BY...JEFF MARTINA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.ROUTE.01/LOT