FNUS73 KLOT 131412 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BEACH...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 912 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH CONTINUED SOUTHEAST WINDS. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE LAKE AND THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT A LAKE INFLUENCED BREEZE AND SHIFT TO MORE OF A NORTHEASTERLY WIND MAY HAPPEN LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT EXPECT WINDS STAY GENERALLY SOUTHEAST. DEWPOINTS WILL SLOWLY RISE AGAIN TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........THIN HIGH OVERCAST. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 TO 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /55600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /80100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........55 52 48 45 45 46 46 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 64 67 69 71 72 72 72 70 RH..............36 34 32 31 30 30 31 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR..120 120 100 090 080 090 100 120 110 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 110 TRANSP WIND SPD.29 28 25 24 23 23 24 24 25 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100056 64 67 71 73 76 80 78 77 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 26 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5400-71700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........47 46 45 43 42 41 40 39 38 36 35 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 65 61 58 55 53 51 49 48 47 46 46 RH..............38 43 50 59 64 70 75 79 83 85 89 91 20 FT WIND DIR..110 120 120 120 120 120 130 130 130 130 140 140 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.5 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.110 110 120 120 120 120 120 130 130 130 130 140 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100072 58 44 30 22 18 15 11 8 6 6 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 3400-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5800-44900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 32 31 31 30 30 30 31 33 35 37 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 51 56 61 65 68 72 74 74 75 75 74 RH..............86 77 67 58 51 45 42 39 39 38 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..140 150 160 160 170 180 190 190 190 190 190 190 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 2.0 2.7 3.4 3.8 3.8 2.9 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.140 150 160 160 170 190 200 200 190 190 190 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 24 22 18 16 14 14 14 15 15 16 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/10006 6 8 10 16 23 30 38 44 45 35 21 $$ FORECASTER...SHEA REQUESTED BY...NATE ORSBURN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.WESTB.01/LOT