FNUS73 KLOT 071507 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR FOXGLOVE PILES...USFS MIDEWIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 907 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... REINFORCING SURGE OF POLAR AIR IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS AND SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 26. RH..................92 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........96 95 94 93 92 91 89 88 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............22 23 25 26 26 26 26 25 RH..............92 89 84 81 78 77 74 74 20FT WIND DIR...320 330 330 330 320 320 320 320 20FT SPEED(MPH).4 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..7 9 10 12 12 13 12 12 20FT GUST(KT)...6 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.330 330 330 330 320 320 320 310 TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 0. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8900-47100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........87 85 83 81 78 76 74 64 54 44 34 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 23 21 21 20 20 19 16 12 8 5 2 RH..............74 74 73 70 67 63 60 62 65 70 75 79 20FT WIND DIR...310 310 310 310 310 310 300 310 310 310 310 310 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 20FT GUST(KT)...9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.310 310 310 310 310 300 300 300 310 310 310 310 TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 18 20 22 23 24 24 23 23 22 22 VRATE KT-FT/100036 39 43 45 47 47 46 40 32 24 16 9 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 9. RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400-28900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............0 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 RH..............83 83 83 81 80 79 77 73 68 64 64 65 20FT WIND DIR...310 310 310 310 310 300 300 300 290 290 280 270 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..14 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 13 13 13 12 20FT GUST(KT)...12 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 11 11 11 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.310 310 310 310 300 300 300 300 290 290 280 270 TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 18 18 VRATE KT-FT/10004 5 9 13 19 24 28 29 29 28 27 25 $$ FORECASTER...MERZLOCK REQUESTED BY...BARRY KLECKLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110207.FOXGL.01/LOT