FNUS73 KLOT 051304 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODLAKE DUNE RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 804 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER NORTHWEST ONTARIO TODAY...AND ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WHILE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT FARTHER INLAND...LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE WILL LIKELY SEE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO NORTH 35 TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /59800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...VERY GOOD /132900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 36 32 28 21 14 7 5 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 48 48 48 47 46 45 45 44 RH..............60 56 56 54 53 53 55 55 57 20FT WIND DIR...050 050 030 030 030 020 020 020 020 20FT SPEED(MPH).8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 20FT SPEED(KT)..7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..17 18 18 20 22 23 24 24 24 20FT GUST(KT)...15 16 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.070 050 030 050 030 020 030 020 020 TRANSP WIND SPD.22 25 28 21 31 35 25 36 35 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100060 76 92 107 121 131 133 122 102 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 28 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-80100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........0 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 38 38 37 37 RH..............60 60 62 65 67 67 70 73 70 67 70 67 20FT WIND DIR...020 020 020 030 030 050 050 060 060 060 060 060 20FT SPEED(MPH).11 10 10 9 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..10 9 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..23 20 16 14 13 13 13 10 9 9 9 9 20FT GUST(KT)...20 17 14 12 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.020 020 020 030 030 050 050 060 060 060 060 060 TRANSP WIND SPD.28 32 30 28 22 17 13 12 12 13 14 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100080 59 39 23 12 5 2 2 5 8 8 8 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING AND TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12900-71500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 39 41 44 46 48 48 50 51 51 50 49 RH..............67 62 57 51 47 46 46 42 41 42 44 46 20FT WIND DIR...060 060 060 060 050 040 030 030 030 030 030 030 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 12 13 14 13 12 10 12 12 12 13 13 20FT GUST(KT)...9 10 11 12 11 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.060 060 060 060 050 040 030 030 030 030 030 030 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 21 22 22 21 20 21 22 22 22 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100013 27 43 57 60 60 59 66 72 71 58 39 $$ FORECASTER...RATZER REQUESTED BY...NEAL MULCONREY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.WOODL.01/LOT