FNUS73 KLOT 291407 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWE S PRAIRIE LUPINE LANE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 807 AM CST THU NOV 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA...AND AT TIMES BE SOUTH SOUTHWEST IN DIRECTION. SURFACE WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM. HUMIDITY WILL DROP DOWN TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. NO LAKE BREEZE WILL BE SEEN TODAY. 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..52. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /26500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........12 14 16 17 19 21 26 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 45 46 47 47 48 47 46 RH..............60 58 55 56 56 56 58 63 20FT WIND DIR...190 200 210 200 200 190 190 190 20FT SPEED(MPH).9 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..21 21 21 21 20 18 15 13 20FT GUST(KT)...18 18 18 18 17 16 13 11 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.200 210 210 210 210 200 200 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100017 21 24 25 26 27 26 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..MISSING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (19500-27500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........36 41 46 51 54 57 58 61 65 69 73 77 WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............44 43 42 42 41 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 RH..............68 70 73 73 76 79 82 82 82 82 82 82 20FT WIND DIR...180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 190 190 190 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 20FT SPEED(KT)..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20FT GUST(KT)...9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.180 180 180 190 180 180 180 190 200 200 200 210 TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 18 17 17 16 17 17 18 17 16 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE KT-FT/100026 26 28 28 26 26 25 25 24 25 22 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..54. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (6500-17000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 77 74 71 67 64 62 62 61 60 59 58 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG TEMP............40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 47 47 47 46 RH..............79 76 76 73 70 70 68 68 68 71 71 73 20FT WIND DIR...200 200 200 200 210 210 210 210 190 180 180 160 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 20FT GUST(MPH)..12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 6 5 20FT GUST(KT)...10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 5 4 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.210 210 210 210 210 220 230 220 210 200 180 150 TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 12 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 3 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/100017 15 14 13 12 12 11 10 11 10 8 7 $$ FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN REQUESTED BY...NATE ORSBURN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121129.HOWES.01/LOT