FNUS73 KLOT 291533 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT CREEK RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1033 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 CDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A HIGH WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WILL EXTEND INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE THE SURFACE WIND TO BE LESS THAN 10 MPH. SMOKE WILL DISPERSE VERY WELL THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2500 FT AGL UNTIL NOON CDT. THEN 2300-2700 FT AGL UNTIL 5 PM CDT. THEN 1500-1900 FT AGL AFTER 5 PM CDT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900-38000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............28 31 34 38 42 46 49 51 52 52 51 48 RH..............91 78 75 66 57 47 41 36 33 32 34 40 20FT WIND DIR...260 310 300 290 270 260 250 250 240 240 230 210 20FT SPEED(MPH).2 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..2 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 2 3 5 7 8 9 12 12 12 10 8 20FT GUST(KT)...4 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 10 10 9 7 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.290 290 280 270 260 260 250 250 240 230 220 210 TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 13 14 15 16 15 15 14 13 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10002 7 14 22 29 35 38 36 32 26 19 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-7500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 43 41 40 39 38 38 37 37 36 35 35 RH..............47 53 59 64 68 71 73 74 76 77 80 81 20FT WIND DIR...210 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 210 20FT SPEED(MPH).4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..7 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 20FT GUST(KT)...6 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 210 TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 21 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10008 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL BEFORE NOON...THEN INCREASING TO 2900-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL SATURDAY EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4900-98300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 39 44 48 52 55 58 60 60 60 59 56 RH..............80 74 68 60 52 46 40 38 38 38 41 47 20FT WIND DIR...210 210 220 230 230 240 250 250 260 260 270 270 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 7 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 7 8 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..14 16 18 22 24 26 26 26 24 22 18 14 20FT GUST(KT)...12 14 16 19 21 23 23 23 21 19 16 12 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.210 210 220 230 230 240 250 250 250 260 270 270 TRANSP WIND SPD.22 24 26 30 31 33 33 32 29 25 22 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10005 20 38 58 76 90 98 93 81 65 47 30 $$ FORECASTER...WILSON REQUESTED BY...JERRY HOFFMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100514.GRANT.01/LOT