FNUS73 KILX 011226 FWSILX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOW CROWLEY RD...CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL 726 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY BUT MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS ANOTHER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6500 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION. EXPECT A NORTHWEST WIND TO HOLD THROUGH THE DAY WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST AROUND 18 MPH. LOOK FOR WINDS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (48989-89500 MPH-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (80500-89500 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............35 29 25 21 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................34 37 41 42 41 RH..................64 52 42 39 39 20 FT WIND..........N 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 6 NW 5 EYE LEVEL GUST......15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........4000 5100 6000 6600 6700 TRANSPORT WIND......N 16 NW 16 NW 16 NW 17 NW 18 CWR.................10 10 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...64 81 97 111 119 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (67850-89500 MPH-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (10120-49334 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............12 9 6 8 9 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................39 36 32 29 27 26 RH..................42 50 61 66 71 71 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 EYE LEVEL GUST......15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........6500 5500 3700 1900 1000 1000 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 18 NW 18 NW 17 N 16 N 14 N 13 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...118 102 68 32 13 10 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...NATHAN HUDSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130401.LOWCR.01/ILX