FNUS73 KILX 060151 FWSILX SPOT FORECAST FOR MONK UNIT 1...SECOR FPD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL 851 PM CDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE FROM THE S/SE AT 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY...BUT WILL VEER TO THE S/SW AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY MID-MORNING. GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 30 MPH BY MIDDAY. STRING/GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE DAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING...HOWEVER A FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP AFTER 3 PM. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6439-23000 MPH-FT). TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............45 53 65 77 81 81 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 49 45 44 42 40 RH..................24 34 43 44 52 62 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 7 E 9 E 8 SE 8 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......E 2 E 5 E 7 E 6 SE 6 SE 7 EYE LEVEL GUST......5 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........4500 3800 2500 1200 500 200 TRANSPORT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 10 SE 15 SE 18 SE 20 CWR.................0 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 4 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...23 17 14 13 10 7 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 32 TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7474-58419 MPH-FT) IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO GOOD (65780-72680 MPH-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............81 75 70 65 64 64 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................41 47 56 62 65 67 RH..................66 60 50 46 44 43 20 FT WIND..........SE 10 SE 13 S 14 S 16 S 17 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND......SE 8 SE 10 S 11 S 12 S 13 S 12 EYE LEVEL GUST......20 25 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........300 700 1200 1800 2100 2200 TRANSPORT WIND......S 21 S 24 S 28 S 32 S 35 S 36 CWR.................10 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...7 18 38 58 70 73 $$ FORECASTER...BAK REQUESTED BY...DAVID CASHION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130406.MONKU.01/ILX