FNUS73 KLOT 151328 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWE S PRAIRIE LUPINE LANE RX BURN...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 728 AM CST THU NOV 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM SOUTHEASTERN CANADA THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. WITH THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE JUST TO THE EAST OF THE BURN AREA...WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND WITH A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT. AT BURN TIME...20 FT WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 5 MPH AND FLUCTUATE BETWEEN SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY. WHILE NO ONSHORE LAKE BREEZE IS EXPECTED...THE LIGHT WINDS MAY LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSION. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 50 TO 60 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..45. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /15500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /17500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........62 64 66 66 66 66 65 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 43 44 46 47 48 47 45 RH..............62 57 57 53 51 49 51 58 20FT WIND DIR...210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 20FT SPEED(MPH).4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 20FT GUST(KT)...5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.200 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 9 10 10 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100016 16 16 17 18 17 14 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..MISSING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1500-7500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........63 60 56 53 44 34 25 25 25 25 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 43 43 43 42 40 39 39 39 39 38 37 RH..............62 62 65 65 67 73 76 76 79 79 82 85 20FT WIND DIR...220 220 230 230 230 220 220 220 210 210 210 210 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..7 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(KT)...6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.210 220 220 230 230 220 220 220 210 210 210 210 TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 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/10005 5 7 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..48. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2500-14500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 39 41 44 45 47 48 49 49 49 47 44 RH..............85 82 79 73 70 68 65 66 68 68 71 79 20FT WIND DIR...210 220 230 230 240 270 280 290 320 330 350 020 20FT SPEED(MPH).4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 20FT GUST(KT)...5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.200 210 220 230 240 270 280 290 320 330 340 020 TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 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/10003 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 15 11 6 $$ FORECASTER...KREIN REQUESTED BY...NEAL MULCONREY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121115.HOWES.01/LOT