FNUS73 KLOT 011449 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR ORIENTAL BITTERSWEET RESEARCH PLOTS...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 949 AM CDT MON NOV 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKER RIDGING REMAINS ACROSS WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH DRIFTS EAST. SOME THIN HIGH CLOUDS WILL PASS MAINLY SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID 50S AND DEW POINT TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF INTO THE 25 TO 30 DEGREE RANGE...WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL THIS MORNING AND TO 3500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2900-44600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 1 2 3 9 16 22 22 22 22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 36 39 42 47 50 52 50 50 52 51 48 RH..............83 81 79 73 61 52 48 48 46 45 49 55 20FT WIND DIR...110 110 110 110 110 110 110 100 080 070 070 060 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..9 10 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 20FT GUST(KT)...8 9 10 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.110 110 110 110 110 110 110 100 090 080 070 060 TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10003 8 15 23 30 37 42 44 45 44 42 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-36500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........21 20 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 43 42 40 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 35 RH..............63 65 66 64 68 70 73 73 76 77 79 79 20FT WIND DIR...050 060 070 070 080 090 090 090 090 090 090 090 20FT SPEED(MPH).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 20FT GUST(KT)...7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.3 2.9 2.3 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.050 060 060 070 080 090 090 090 090 090 090 090 TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100037 32 28 22 17 12 8 5 2 1 0 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-36900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 36 38 40 43 45 48 50 52 54 54 53 RH..............80 78 77 74 66 59 52 48 45 43 43 45 20FT WIND DIR...090 090 090 090 090 080 080 080 070 070 070 080 20FT SPEED(MPH).4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 20FT GUST(KT)...6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.090 090 090 090 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 080 TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10002 7 12 19 25 31 35 37 37 36 34 32 $$ FORECASTER...RATZER REQUESTED BY...NEAL MULCONREY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101029.ORIEN.01/LOT