FNUS73 KLOT 301304 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PATROL RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 804 AM CDT SAT MAR 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST THROUGHOUT TODAY...ALLOWING WINDS TO TURN SOUTHERLY AND STEADILY INCREASE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF THE ARE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..53. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /41000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /68000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........53 56 59 64 68 73 77 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 56 57 58 58 58 57 57 RH..............48 43 43 45 47 51 55 55 20FT WIND DIR...170 180 180 190 190 190 190 190 20FT SPEED(MPH).8 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..16 20 21 21 21 20 18 16 20FT GUST(KT)...14 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 190 200 200 200 210 TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 20 21 21 20 20 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100041 55 68 67 64 61 57 53 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 18 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..MISSING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (18000-48500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........86 88 91 93 95 98 100 93 86 80 73 66 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............56 54 51 49 48 48 48 47 47 46 46 46 RH..............57 64 74 80 83 83 83 86 86 86 86 83 20FT WIND DIR...190 190 180 170 180 180 190 210 260 280 280 290 20FT SPEED(MPH).6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..14 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 13 20FT GUST(KT)...12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.210 210 210 220 220 220 220 230 250 270 290 300 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 CWR.............70 70 70 90 90 90 40 40 40 40 40 40 VRATE KT-FT/100049 43 38 33 28 23 18 20 21 23 25 27 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 24 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..49. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO VERY GOOD (28500-117500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........59 57 56 54 52 51 49 52 54 57 59 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 43 42 42 45 50 54 54 54 52 51 49 RH..............82 86 86 82 70 58 50 50 50 52 54 54 20FT WIND DIR...300 290 290 290 290 280 280 280 280 280 290 300 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 16 16 17 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 24 20FT GUST(KT)...13 14 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.310 310 310 300 300 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100029 40 51 63 76 89 103 107 110 113 116 118 $$ FORECASTER...BEACHLER REQUESTED BY...JERRY HOFFMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130330.SOUTH.01/LOT