FNUS73 KLOT 291448 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR ADMIN SITES...US FOREST SERVICE-MIDEWIN NTP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 848 AM CST THU NOV 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...AND AT TIMES WILL BE SOUTH SOUTHWEST IN DIRECTION. SURFACE WIND GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM. HUMIDITY WILL DROP DOWN TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAX MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1500 FT AGL. THE 1500 FT MIXING TEMPERATURE IS RIGHT AROUND 50 DEGREES. ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER FROM THE SOUTH. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THEY COULD SHIFT TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT AT THIS TIME IT IS BELIEVED THEY WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY. THERE WILL BE SOME EARLY MORNING PATCHY FOG. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..52. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /19000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /22500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 21 21 21 22 26 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 46 48 49 49 48 46 RH..............57 55 54 54 54 56 60 20FT WIND DIR...200 200 200 190 190 180 170 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 7 7 7 6 6 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..16 17 17 17 16 14 10 20FT GUST(KT)...14 15 15 15 14 12 9 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.210 210 210 200 190 180 170 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 15 14 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100019 23 22 21 19 17 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO UNDER 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..MISSING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (6500-12000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........36 41 45 50 53 56 57 57 58 59 60 61 WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............44 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 36 35 35 35 RH..............65 67 73 76 79 79 82 85 89 92 92 92 20FT WIND DIR...170 170 170 170 170 180 180 180 180 190 190 200 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 20FT GUST(KT)...8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.160 160 160 160 170 170 180 180 190 200 200 200 TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100012 10 8 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 8 9 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..56. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (8000-17500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 60 58 56 54 53 52 51 49 47 46 44 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG TEMP............36 37 39 41 44 47 49 51 51 51 51 49 RH..............89 85 82 76 70 63 61 56 59 59 59 63 20FT WIND DIR...200 200 200 210 210 220 220 210 210 200 200 200 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 20FT GUST(MPH)..8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 3 20FT GUST(KT)...7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 3 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.210 210 210 210 220 230 230 230 220 210 200 170 TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 5 3 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100010 10 11 14 14 17 18 17 16 15 10 8 $$ FORECASTER...BIRK REQUESTED BY...JOHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121129.ADMIN.01/LOT