FNUS73 KLOT 261317 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR CALUMET DUNE RX...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 817 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE COOLER EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY. AS THIS HIGH MOVES EAST ACROSS WESTERN QUEBEC TONIGHT THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY. AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL RESULT IN STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2500-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /46700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /62000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........80 81 81 81 74 68 62 56 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 42 43 45 45 46 46 46 45 RH..............62 57 55 51 51 51 51 53 55 20FT WIND DIR...060 060 060 060 050 040 030 040 040 20FT SPEED(MPH).11 10 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..26 25 22 20 17 16 15 15 15 20FT GUST(KT)...23 22 19 17 15 14 13 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.050 050 040 040 040 040 030 040 040 TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100047 54 60 62 54 41 28 21 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200-39800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........43 47 50 54 57 61 64 65 66 67 68 69 WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST FST TEMP............44 43 42 41 41 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 RH..............57 60 62 65 62 64 62 62 59 57 54 52 20FT WIND DIR...050 060 080 100 100 110 120 120 120 130 130 140 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 16 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 22 23 24 20FT GUST(KT)...13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.050 060 080 100 100 110 120 120 130 130 130 140 TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 33 35 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100011 7 5 5 8 12 18 25 32 38 39 40 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 37 TO 43 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (38000-94400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........70 65 59 54 48 43 38 44 50 56 63 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 42 47 52 57 61 63 65 66 66 65 63 RH..............52 48 42 38 34 33 34 34 36 40 45 50 20FT WIND DIR...140 140 150 150 160 170 170 170 170 180 180 190 20FT SPEED(MPH).12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 20FT SPEED(KT)..10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 26 28 29 30 31 31 29 29 30 29 29 20FT GUST(KT)...22 23 24 25 26 27 27 25 25 26 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.6 1.9 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.140 140 150 150 160 160 170 170 180 180 180 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.37 38 39 40 41 41 43 43 41 41 40 39 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100042 50 59 67 72 75 78 87 94 92 69 38 $$ FORECASTER...BIRK REQUESTED BY...MARY FISHER-DUNHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.CALUM.01/LOT