FNUS73 KLOT 041419 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BEACH UNIT 6...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 919 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ONTARIO WILL INFLUENCE THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH A COOL NORTH TO AT TIMES NORTHEAST BREEZE TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH...WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 20 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS WITH NORTH TO AT TIMES NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND ALLOW NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO TURN EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-1400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1600-1900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28 TO 37 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /35400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /57800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........11 13 9 6 8 9 11 13 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 52 52 53 54 54 53 52 RH..............62 56 52 50 46 45 45 46 48 20FT WIND DIR...030 030 020 020 020 010 010 010 020 20FT SPEED(MPH).10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 20FT SPEED(KT)..8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..22 22 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 20FT GUST(KT)...19 19 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.030 030 020 020 020 010 010 010 020 TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 37 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100031 35 39 43 50 56 58 53 45 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 28 TO 37 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000-35600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........18 16 15 13 12 10 8 11 14 16 19 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 47 46 45 43 42 42 40 40 40 39 39 RH..............52 58 60 62 70 73 76 82 82 79 82 79 20FT WIND DIR...020 020 020 020 030 030 040 040 040 040 050 050 20FT SPEED(MPH).12 12 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 9 20FT SPEED(KT)..10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..24 23 22 21 20 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 20FT GUST(KT)...21 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.020 020 020 020 030 030 040 040 040 040 050 050 TRANSP WIND SPD.37 36 36 35 33 32 32 32 33 33 31 28 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100036 27 19 13 9 8 7 6 7 7 6 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2000-2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 33 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9500-99600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........24 24 23 22 22 21 21 18 15 13 10 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 40 42 44 45 47 47 48 49 49 48 47 RH..............76 70 62 57 53 47 47 46 44 44 46 47 20FT WIND DIR...060 060 060 060 050 040 030 030 020 020 020 020 20FT SPEED(MPH).8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 10 10 20FT SPEED(KT)..7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..16 17 18 18 20 20 20 21 23 24 25 24 20FT GUST(KT)...14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 20 21 22 21 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.4 2.8 2.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.060 060 060 060 050 040 030 030 020 020 020 020 TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 25 25 25 26 28 30 32 33 33 31 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100010 19 32 44 51 57 64 80 95 100 85 60 $$ FORECASTER...BEACHLER REQUESTED BY...BRANDON A RAMIREZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.WESTB.01/LOT