440  
FNUS73 KLOT 311139  
FWSLOT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDEWIN RX 3.31.25...MIDEWIN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
639 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 31.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (815) 834-0666 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH TODAY AND WILL SHIFT  
TO THE NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AS A  
LAKE BREEZE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.  
RH..................82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100 FT  
AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /38400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/57500 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 89 87 86 81 76 72 63 55 46 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............36 36 36 37 38 41 43 44 46 47 47  
RH..............82 79 79 75 73 67 62 62 58 53 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..340 340 330 340 350 350 340 340 340 340 340  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 20 18 17 17 17 17 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.5 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.340 340 330 340 350 350 340 340 340 340 340  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 20 18 18 16 16 15 16 16 15  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..38 40 51 46 49 45 48 48 54 58 51  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.  
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6  
TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING  
AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO 10  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 8  
TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........35 29 25 20 16 18 19 21 20 19 18 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............46 44 41 38 36 34 33 33 32 32 31 31  
RH..............51 55 65 73 79 85 89 85 89 89 88 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..330 350 030 070 080 080 080 080 090 090 100 100  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.330 350 030 070 080 080 080 080 090 090 100 100  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 3  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.  
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 14 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 22 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 26 28 31 33 43 52 61 68 74 80 84  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............31 31 33 36 38 41 43 44 46 47 47 47  
RH..............81 81 75 67 62 57 53 53 51 49 51 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..110 110 110 100 100 100 110 110 110 120 120 120  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 10 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 21 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.110 110 110 100 100 100 110 110 110 120 120 120  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 14 14 15 15 15 16 18 21 22 22  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 16 25 32 34 38 45 51 59 64 47  
 
 
FORECASTER...CMS  
REQUESTED BY...TAYLOR GRIFFIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508451.0/LOT  
.DELDT 03/31/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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