FNUS73 KLOT 041338 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR COASTAL PLAIN SAVANNA...INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 838 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM ONTARIO SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL LOWER MI BY THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO FAR NORTHER INDIANA AND THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS DURING THE EVENING. WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL GRADUALLY VEER FROM OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...GRADUALLY VEERING TO WEST BY THIS EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..49. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /28000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /42500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 29 27 26 24 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 50 53 56 57 58 57 55 RH..............31 27 24 22 21 20 21 25 20FT WIND DIR...200 220 240 240 250 250 260 260 20FT SPEED(MPH).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20FT SPEED(KT)..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 20FT GUST(KT)...10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.230 240 230 250 250 250 260 260 TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 12 10 12 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100028 33 38 38 43 39 40 37 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..MISSING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (4000-34000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 28 32 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 43 39 36 RH..............32 49 70 75 20 FT WIND......270/4G8 250/4G7 330/4G7 000/5G8 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 500 500 1000 TRANSP WIND DIR.270 290 340 000 TRANSP WIND SPD.12 17 18 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100034 4 9 13 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..46. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8500-58500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 23 17 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 45 50 51 RH..............78 47 36 33 20 FT WIND......010/5G10 030/6G13 010/6G13 010/5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 4000 5000 5000 TRANSP WIND DIR.010 010 000 010 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 12 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/10009 59 50 29 $$ FORECASTER...TRS REQUESTED BY...DREW DAILY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.COAST.01/LOT