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FNUS73 KILX 141653
FWSILX
SPOT FORECAST FOR KSRA KENNEKUK UNIT...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1153 AM CDT MON APR 14 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (217) 732-3089 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOST AREAS SHOULD STAY DRY TODAY WITH BREEZY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
25 TO 35 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT IN CENTRAL IL. DRY WEATHER WILL
PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL GRADUALLY WORSEN EACH DAY WITH MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 30 TO 35
PERCENT ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENT RATES WILL
PREVAIL TODAY AND TUESDAY EXCEPT GOOD VENT RATES IN SOUTHEAST IL TODAY.
FAIR VENT RATES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER
MIXING HEIGHTS.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 22 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 17
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD /120400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /179300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........72 57 42 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 50 55 56
RH..............58 52 43 40
20 FT WIND......NW 22 NW 22 NW 22 NW 21
20 FT WIND GUST.33 32 32 32
MIX HGT (FT)....4500 5000 5800 6600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 31 NW 31 NW 30 NW 31
VRATE KT-FT/1K..120 136 154 179
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD VYGD EXNT EXNT
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (69300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........23 17 7 4 3 2
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 50 46 43 41 38
RH..............40 46 53 60 65 70
20 FT WIND......NW 16 NW 16 NW 10 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 18 15 15 13
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1400 600 500 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23 NW 17 NW 16 NW 15 NW 13 NW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..69 21 8 6 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (53600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........3 4 3 16 22 21
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 40 49 54 58 61
RH..............75 64 48 43 37 32
20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 9 9 8
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1300 2900 4200 4900 5000
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 9 NW 12 NW 13 NW 13 NW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 11 29 45 54 50
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR
FORECASTER...25
REQUESTED BY...KALEB WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/14/25
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