591
FNUS73 KLOT 291147
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDEWIN RX 3.29.25...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
647 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 29.
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
WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY,
WITH INCREASING GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON UP TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
CONDITIONS WILL START OUT DRY, BUT CHANCES FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS
INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST IN THE LOW 70S TODAY;
HOWEVER, RECENT INCREASES IN CLOUD COVER COULD LIMIT WARMING BY A
FEW DEGREES.
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND EVEN A STRAY THUNDERSTORM REMAIN
OVERNIGHT, THOUGH THE BETTER POTENTIAL WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12
MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /87100 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 83 87 90 91 92 93 94
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............60 62 64 65 67 68 69 70 70 68 67
RH..............72 70 70 73 70 70 68 66 63 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..210 210 210 210 210 210 210 200 200 190 190
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 22 25 26 28 28 28 26 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.4 3.1 3.9 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 220 210 220 220 220 200 200 200 200
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 18 21 23 24 25 25 25 23 23
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 13 21 30 47 65 87 73 59 42 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........94 95 94 93 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............65 64 63 62 61 61 60 60 60 59 59 59
RH..............75 78 81 84 87 87 87 87 87 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..190 180 180 180 170 170 180 180 180 180 180 180
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 21 20 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 180 190 190 200 190 200 190 190 180
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 20 18 20 21 21 21 18 17 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 22 20 17 17 19 23 21 21 16 14 14
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25
TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........92 92 90 88 86 84 82 80 77 75 72 69
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............59 60 62 64 66 67 68 69 70 72 71 69
RH..............96 93 90 84 81 81 81 78 73 66 64 63
20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 190 190 190 190 190 190 200 210 220 230
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 16 17 17 18 20 20 21 21 18
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 23 24 26 28 29 29 30 30 30 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.180 190 190 190 200 190 210 210 220 220 230 240
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 22 23 26 28 26 30 30 26 25
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 70 70 70 70 70 70 100 100 100 100 100
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 15 19 25 28 39 47 51 62 65 63 53
FORECASTER...KING
REQUESTED BY...TAYLOR GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508389.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/29/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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