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WWUS83 KLOT 140209
RFWLOT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
909 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025
ILZ003>005-008-010>013-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
141015-
/O.CON.KLOT.FW.A.0002.250314T1800Z-250315T0200Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-
KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-
PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
909 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025 /1009 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2025/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...LAKE IN, PORTER, WINNEBAGO, BOONE, MCHENRY,
OGLE, LEE, NEWTON, DE KALB, JASPER, KANE, DUPAGE, LA SALLE,
BENTON, KENDALL, GRUNDY, WILL, KANKAKEE, LIVINGSTON, IROQUOIS
AND FORD.
* TIMING...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
ILZ006-014-141015-
/O.CON.KLOT.FW.A.0002.250314T1800Z-250315T0200Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-
909 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...LAKE IL AND COOK.
* TIMING...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 35 TO 40 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SOME ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WIND WILL
RESULT IN LOWER TEMPERATURES, HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND
LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS ALONG AND NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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