FNUS73 KLOT 021735 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR TOLLESTON DUNE U1 RX...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1235 PM CDT FRI NOV 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD THROUGH TODAY AND THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...WITH A PERSISTENT NORTH WIND AND COOL TEMPERATURES. A FEW LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500-3500 FT AGL THEN 2000-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 30 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..44. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /72000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /98500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........68 66 64 74 66 58 50 49 47 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............43 44 46 47 47 47 47 47 45 RH..............67 62 58 53 53 53 53 54 60 20FT WIND DIR...330 330 330 340 340 340 350 000 010 20FT SPEED(MPH).10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 20FT SPEED(KT)..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..21 21 21 20 20 18 17 15 15 20FT GUST(KT)...18 18 18 17 17 16 15 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.330 330 330 330 340 350 350 350 000 TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 29 28 28 26 26 24 23 CWR.............10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100059 72 88 98 99 92 81 66 48 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..MISSING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (6000-33000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........45 49 52 55 58 62 66 69 72 75 77 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 43 42 42 41 40 40 40 39 39 39 39 RH..............64 65 70 70 73 79 79 79 79 79 79 82 20FT WIND DIR...010 010 020 020 030 030 040 040 040 050 050 060 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..14 13 13 12 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 20FT GUST(KT)...12 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.000 000 010 010 010 010 010 020 040 040 050 070 TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 20 17 14 12 10 9 9 10 12 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100031 19 10 6 11 20 28 29 28 28 30 33 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..44. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (25500-85500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........83 84 84 85 86 86 87 84 82 79 67 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 39 40 42 44 46 47 48 48 48 47 45 RH..............82 82 79 73 68 63 60 58 60 60 63 65 20FT WIND DIR...070 070 090 100 080 050 040 040 030 030 030 020 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 12 12 12 13 15 16 17 16 15 20FT GUST(KT)...9 9 9 10 10 10 11 13 14 15 14 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.070 080 090 090 070 040 020 020 020 020 020 010 TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 9 9 12 15 18 20 22 22 21 18 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100035 30 26 26 38 55 70 80 86 84 73 56 $$ FORECASTER...BEACHLER REQUESTED BY...MARY FISHER-DUNHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121102.TOLLE.01/LOT