FNUS73 KLOT 031313 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BEACH UNIT 1...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 813 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES EARLY THIS MORNING THIS MORNING...WILL BECOME CLOUDY AGAIN AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE DRIFTS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. COOL NORTHEAST WINDS OFF OF THE LAKES WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S FOR THE MOST PART...WITH AREAS CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN HOVERING NEAR 50. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING CLEARING AND COOLER CONDITIONS. WEDNESDAY WILL BRING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...BUT COOL WEATHER AND LAKE ENHANCED BREEZES WILL CONTINUE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-3400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4400-4700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD /121700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /179800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........88 83 79 75 75 75 74 75 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 50 51 51 51 50 49 48 46 RH..............66 62 59 56 53 52 52 55 60 20FT WIND DIR...020 020 010 010 010 020 020 020 020 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..16 17 20 21 22 23 24 24 23 20FT GUST(KT)...14 15 17 18 19 20 21 21 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.9 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.020 010 010 010 010 010 010 010 010 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 28 30 31 32 32 33 33 32 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/1000122 148 168 180 175 163 144 122 99 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 31 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-77500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........77 69 62 54 49 43 38 33 28 24 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 44 43 42 41 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 RH..............65 68 70 70 70 70 70 72 75 78 80 81 20FT WIND DIR...010 010 020 020 000 340 320 330 330 330 330 330 20FT SPEED(MPH).10 10 8 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..9 8 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..22 20 17 14 10 8 6 5 6 6 7 8 20FT GUST(KT)...19 17 15 12 9 7 5 4 5 5 6 7 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.010 010 000 350 340 330 320 320 330 330 330 330 TRANSP WIND SPD.31 29 25 21 17 14 12 10 10 12 13 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100078 63 50 38 28 19 13 8 5 4 5 8 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-1800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2100-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2400-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800-2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12200-64900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........21 19 17 16 14 12 10 10 10 10 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 40 42 43 45 47 49 52 54 55 54 52 RH..............80 78 75 71 66 61 56 50 45 42 44 48 20FT WIND DIR...340 340 340 340 350 350 350 350 000 000 010 020 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..8 9 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 20FT GUST(KT)...7 8 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.340 340 340 340 350 350 350 350 000 010 020 020 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 20 22 23 23 24 23 22 20 17 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100012 21 31 43 53 61 65 61 53 42 31 19 $$ FORECASTER...MERZLOCK REQUESTED BY...MARY F. DUNHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.WESTB.01/LOT