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FNUS73 KLOT 281839
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR PLF SAR...NAIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
139 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (815) 834-0666 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN WARM AND BREEZY WITH A SOUTH WIND.
GIVEN THE OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT, WAVES WILL BE RELATIVELY MUTED
AT 1 TO 2 FEET.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT, WITH ONLY
A 20% CHANCE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT, AND WAVES WILL
REMAIN SIMILAR TO THIS AFTERNOON AT 1 TO 2 FEET.
TOMORROW, SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHERLY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING
EASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT IN THE MORNING (AGAIN, A 20% CHANCE OR SO).
WATER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 40S THROUGH TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 TO 2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 TO 4 SECONDS.
WINDS...............SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
WIND DIR........180 180 180 180
WIND SPEED......15 18 22 24
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 3 3
TONIGHT
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 TO 2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 TO 4 SECONDS.
WINDS...............SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
WIND DIR........190 190 190 200 200 200 200 210 210 210 210 210
WIND SPEED......24 25 25 24 25 25 24 24 23 23 24 24
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
TUESDAY
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 TO 5 SECONDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
WINDS...............SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
WIND DIR........220 220 220 230 240 250 260 270 290 310 340 350
WIND SPEED......25 24 26 26 28 30 22 20 18 15 12 10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
FORECASTER...BORCHARDT
REQUESTED BY...JOE JAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2512028.0/LOT
.DELDT 04/28/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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