FNUS73 KLOT 281548 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX GLOVE PILES...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 948 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 CST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES LATE THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. WHILE MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE TWO THOUSAND FEET...LIGHT WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL PRODUCE POOR VENTILATION. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO STAY MAINLY NORTH OF WILL COUNTY...BUT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM MAY BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY LATE THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION...MAX 30. RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL RISING TO 2000-2400 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /17600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /28600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 52 60 75 90 95 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 26 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 RH..............80 78 79 81 81 80 81 83 85 20FT WIND DIR...270 260 250 250 240 230 220 200 190 20FT SPEED(MPH).4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 20FT GUST(KT)...7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.270 270 250 250 240 220 220 210 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 VRATE KT-FT/100016 18 19 21 24 27 29 28 26 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (24300-37800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....FZD FZD FZD FZD FZD FZD TEMP............30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 30 30 29 RH..............86 86 86 85 84 83 82 80 79 77 78 80 20FT WIND DIR...190 190 200 210 220 230 230 240 250 260 270 290 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 20FT GUST(KT)...10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.180 190 200 210 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 290 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 25 24 24 23 VRATE KT-FT/100024 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 38 38 38 37 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32. RH..................MIN 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL...THEN INCREASING TO 3000-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11100-38900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........98 95 92 88 85 82 79 81 83 85 86 88 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............28 27 26 26 28 30 32 32 32 32 31 29 RH..............85 89 91 91 85 79 75 75 75 76 79 84 20FT WIND DIR...290 300 300 300 310 310 310 310 320 320 320 320 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..16 16 15 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 20FT GUST(KT)...14 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.2 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.290 300 300 300 310 310 310 310 320 320 320 320 TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 21 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 9 8 VRATE KT-FT/100036 34 32 32 34 37 39 38 35 30 21 11 $$ FORECASTER...SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...JERRY HOFFMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110128.FOXGL.01/LOT