FNUS73 KILX 281246
FWSILX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CCFPD  PRAIRIEVIEW...CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
746 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING...WITH WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL START AT AROUND 70 PERCENT
THIS MORNING AND QUICKLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 55 PERCENT BY IGNITION
TIME...AND EVEN FURTHER LATER IN THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE GOOD AT BURN TIME AND THEN IMPROVE LATER IN
THE MORNING TO VERY GOOD AND THEN EXCELLENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 32
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (23000-52669 MPH-FT) INCREASING
                    TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD (84410-114884 MPH-FT) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (142830-180780 MPH-FT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............5      5      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................60     63     68     71     72
RH..................69     54     39     31     29
20 FT WIND..........W 7    W 10   W 13   NW 13  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     20     25     25     20
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 5    W 8    W 10   NW 10  NW 8
EYE LEVEL GUST......15     20     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)........1100   3500   4900   5700   5500
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 14  NW 24  NW 30  W 32   W 30
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX........5      5      4      4      3
VRATE MPH-FT/1000...23     84     143    178    166

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FORECASTER...AUTEN
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN HUDSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.CCFPD.01/ILX