FNUS73 KLOT 301341 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR LUPINE LANE...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 841 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN OHIO AND EASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EASTWARD TODAY. A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT NOW OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD AND BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 900-1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1400-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 600-1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /14000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /24400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 12 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 47 47 48 48 49 49 49 49 RH..............53 47 45 44 43 42 41 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 180 180 180 190 190 180 180 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 180 190 190 190 190 180 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/10009 14 20 24 24 23 19 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200-6100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 47 46 45 44 44 44 44 44 45 44 43 RH..............50 55 59 63 65 65 65 64 64 63 69 76 20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 180 190 190 190 190 180 180 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 170 170 170 170 180 180 180 190 190 180 180 TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 24 24 24 25 25 26 28 28 28 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/10005 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 700-1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 38 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29 28 27 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 47 51 56 60 63 66 67 68 69 69 69 RH..............79 70 59 50 45 40 37 36 35 35 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 170 180 180 180 190 190 180 180 190 190 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 170 180 180 180 180 190 190 180 180 180 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.29 29 30 31 33 36 38 38 38 38 37 36 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...MERZLOCK REQUESTED BY...NATE ORSBURN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.LUPIN.01/LOT