087  
FNUS73 KLOT 011153  
FWSLOT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALMOND MARSH...LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
653 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 01.  
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
 
 
EASTERLY WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TODAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  
25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 35 MPH  
RANGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THAT STRONG ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS  
MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND SOME OF THESE STORMS  
MAY BECOME SEVERE, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.  
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15  
MPH.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/41100 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 18 20 22 34 46 59 68 78 87 91  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............31 33 35 37 38 39 40 39 40 39 39  
RH..............75 66 61 54 50 46 44 46 46 48 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..090 100 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 16 17 18 21 21 22 23 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 090 100 100 100 110 110 110 110 110 110  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 14 15 17 18 20 20 20 18  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 14 32 33 35 39 39 41 40 40 31  
 

 
FORECASTER...DOOM  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BJORKMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508567.0/LOT  
.DELDT 04/01/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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