FNUS73 KLOT 202147 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST LOT STATE PARK...DNR INDIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 447 PM CDT THU OCT 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SLIDE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STEADILY BUILD IN FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS...WITH RAIN SHOWERS COMING TO AN END AS WELL FOR PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........99 96 92 89 85 81 76 72 68 64 54 45 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............48 47 47 46 46 45 45 44 43 43 43 43 20FT WIND DIR...320 320 320 320 320 320 310 310 310 310 310 310 20FT SPEED(MPH).16 15 14 13 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 20FT SPEED(KT)..14 13 12 11 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..33 31 29 25 22 18 16 14 13 12 12 12 20FT GUST(KT)...29 27 25 22 19 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........35 33 31 29 28 26 25 23 22 20 18 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 43 45 47 48 51 52 52 53 53 52 49 20FT WIND DIR...300 300 300 300 300 290 290 290 290 280 280 270 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 8 8 9 9 10 9 7 6 5 5 4 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 7 7 8 8 8 8 6 6 4 4 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..12 13 15 17 18 20 20 17 14 12 9 8 20FT GUST(KT)...10 11 13 15 16 17 17 15 12 10 8 7 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BEACHLER REQUESTED BY...DOUG STUKEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111021.WESTL.01/LOT