FNUS73 KILX 271323 FWSILX SPOT FORECAST FOR CCFPD SOUTH 47...CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL 823 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREAE THIS MORNING...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH FROM THE PLAINS. GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY BY MIDDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY...BUT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD (71760-74520 MPH-FT) IN AFTERNOON TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............26 26 26 33 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 57 66 70 72 RH..................54 43 37 39 42 20 FT WIND..........SE 11 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 30 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......SE 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 9 EYE LEVEL GUST......25 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)........1000 1500 1800 2400 2500 TRANSPORT WIND......S 22 S 22 S 24 S 29 S 30 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...22 33 45 68 72 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) IN THE EVENING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (1265-7704 MPH-FT) BY LATE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 47 56 65 63 45 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................71 68 65 63 61 60 RH..................47 59 73 87 93 93 20 FT WIND..........S 11 S 11 SW 11 SW 10 SW 10 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 20 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 8 S 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 W 5 EYE LEVEL GUST......25 25 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2300 1400 300 200 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND......S 28 S 22 S 16 SW 16 SW 16 W 16 CWR.................0 40 40 40 40 40 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 4 4 3 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...63 34 5 2 6 8 $$ FORECASTER...GEELHART REQUESTED BY...NATHAN HUDSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.CCFPD.01/ILX