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FNUS73 KLOT 271129
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR FY25 MIDEWIN EASTSIDE RX...MIDEWIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
629 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 27.
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
TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN AT TIMES, THOUGH THE
CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN IS ON THE LOWER SIDE. THE FORECAST ONLY
CALLS FOR A 30% CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION OVERALL,
PEAKING FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWER TODAY, GENERALLY UNDER 3 KFT AGL. WINDS WILL
ALSO BE A BIT LIGHTER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS, FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST.
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY THINGS DRYING OUT TOWARD MIDDAY
FRIDAY. EXPECT A WARM AND WINDY AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 5 KFT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS OR
SPRINKLES.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING
TO 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/44400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 79 80 82 83 84 87 87 88 90 88
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............41 43 47 50 52 53 55 56 55 54 54
RH..............76 73 68 63 61 59 57 57 59 64 66
20 FT WIND DIR..200 200 200 200 200 210 210 200 180 180 170
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 10 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.200 200 200 200 200 210 210 200 180 180 170
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 12 14 17 16 18 18 16 15 16
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 20 30 20 20 20 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 9 15 37 33 44 39 25 23 19
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES BEFORE SUNSET,
THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........87 87 87 87 89 90 92 94 93 93 93 91
WEATHER COV.....SCT ISO SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............53 51 49 48 48 48 48 47 48 48 48 49
RH..............71 80 86 89 89 89 89 93 89 93 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..160 160 150 140 140 140 140 140 140 150 150 160
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 9 8 10 12 12 10 9 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.160 160 150 140 140 140 140 140 140 150 150 160
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 14 14 14 15 16 15 14 15 14 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 30 50 60 70 60 60
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 8 8 8 8 8 10 9 7 7 7 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MID
MORNING WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE LATE MORNING. WARM AND WINDY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
23 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 36
TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (75400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (107100
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 89 80 71 62 57 52 47 38 30 21 20
WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............50 51 53 57 62 67 71 74 76 78 79 78
RH..............96 96 93 86 75 63 53 48 43 40 39 40
20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 180 200 210 210 220 220 220 220 220 220
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 13 15 17 20 22 23 24 25 26 25
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 20 24 28 31 35 37 39 40 41 40
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.7 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.170 170 180 200 210 210 220 220 220 220 220 220
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 17 21 24 31 35 39 40 39 36
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 7 6 12 24 38 75 107 137 154 162 113
FORECASTER...CASTRO
REQUESTED BY...SHAUN TRABADO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2507441.5/LOT
.DELDT 03/27/25
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