FNUS73 KLOT 211248 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNEWOOD CAMPGROUND...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 748 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BREEZY...WARM AND RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHOULD PRECLUDE LAKE BREEZE DEVELOPMENT. TEMPERATURES CLIMBING THROUGH THE 70S DURING THE MORNING WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 80S THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE WITH WELL MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FAIRLY QUICKLY WITH SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...THEN INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE MORNING THEN TO 7900-8300 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /178900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 30 29 27 25 29 33 37 41 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 71 78 80 83 84 83 83 83 82 RH..............61 51 40 38 33 32 33 33 33 35 20FT WIND DIR...170 180 180 190 190 190 180 180 180 170 20FT SPEED(MPH).9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 20FT SPEED(KT)..8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 20FT GUST(MPH)..17 17 20 22 24 25 24 23 21 18 20FT GUST(KT)...15 15 17 19 21 22 21 20 18 16 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 3.2 5.2 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.3 7.6 6.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 180 180 190 190 190 180 180 180 170 TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 25 28 29 30 30 29 26 23 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10001 13 49 94 135 162 178 179 166 140 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO VERY GOOD (1000-108000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........49 50 51 51 52 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 79 76 74 72 70 68 67 66 65 63 62 RH..............37 39 43 46 49 53 57 59 63 65 72 75 20FT WIND DIR...170 170 170 170 160 160 160 160 160 160 150 150 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 20FT GUST(KT)...14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 4.2 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 170 170 170 170 160 160 160 160 160 150 150 TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 16 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000108 73 37 11 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-1200 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1700-2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2300-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800-2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-54500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........57 57 56 56 56 56 56 64 71 78 85 93 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............62 64 67 71 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 72 RH..............78 73 68 59 55 55 55 55 57 57 59 64 20FT WIND DIR...150 150 160 170 180 190 190 190 170 160 150 130 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 20FT GUST(KT)...9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.4 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.150 150 170 170 180 190 190 180 170 160 150 130 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 20 21 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 VRATE KT-FT/10003 8 15 24 38 50 55 43 25 8 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...RATZER REQUESTED BY...NEAL MULCONREY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.DUNEW.01/LOT