FNUS73 KILX 121601 FWSILX SPOT FORECAST FOR MEREDOSIA NWR...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL 1101 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES TODAY. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD STAY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF I-74. ONCE THE BOUNDARY SHIFTS OFF TO OUR EAST DURING THIS EVENING...LOOK FOR SURFACE WINDS TO BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND DIMINISH UNDER 10 MPH DURING THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET AND BECOME SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE 45 TO 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 40 TO 45 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (9660-145705 MPH-FT). TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............94 47 46 39 32 16 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 58 63 68 72 74 RH..................92 93 75 58 49 46 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 10 S 12 S 13 SW 14 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 25 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 6 S 7 S 9 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 EYE LEVEL GUST......15 25 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........800 800 800 800 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 CWR.................40 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...146 146 146 146 146 146 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-51864 MPH-FT). TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............15 17 17 13 11 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 65 61 59 56 54 RH..................50 60 67 69 74 74 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 W 8 W 6 W 5 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 8 W 6 W 4 W 4 W 3 W 2 EYE LEVEL GUST......25 20 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........100 100 100 100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND......W 9 W 9 W 9 W 9 W 9 W 9 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...52 52 52 52 52 52 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-46345 MPH-FT). TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............8 8 8 8 7 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 52 59 66 72 75 RH..................74 77 67 56 48 45 20 FT WIND..........W 2 NW 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 NW 1 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 S 3 EYE LEVEL GUST......5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...46 46 46 46 46 46 $$ FORECASTER...HUETTL REQUESTED BY...THARRAN HOBSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.MERED.02/ILX