837
FNUS73 KLOT 251343
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDEWIN RX CRSB 2/25/26...MIDEWIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
743 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
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
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BEFORE INCREASING CLOUDS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE DAY, THOUGH BREEZY. GUSTS BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BEFORE DIMINISHING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MIN RHS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE 40S, THOUGH WITH THE SUNNY SKIES AND ENOUGH
HEATING IT WOULDN'T BE SURPRISING IF THEY DIP INTO THE UPPER 30S
THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL SOUNDINGS IN LINCOLN, IL SHOW MIXING
HEIGHTS AROUND 600 FEET AT 6 AM, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT THROUGH
THE DAY. CHANCES FOR SNOW OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL SOUTH
OF THE BURN SITE, THOUGH A NON-ACCUMULATING FLURRY CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. WARMER CONDITIONS WITH RHS IN THE 40S EXPECTED
TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 14
MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT
AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /27700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /66300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 24 19 14 9 11 14 16 32 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27 30 32 33 35 36 36 36 36 35
RH..............74 65 58 54 49 46 44 43 43 45
20 FT WIND DIR..300 300 300 300 290 290 290 290 300 300
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 12 9
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 17 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.300 300 300 300 300 300 290 290 300 300
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 18 16
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 42 51 55 62 66 63 66 56 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........63 61 60 58 65 72 80 65 50 35 31 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............33 30 29 27 27 26 26 26 25 23 23 22
RH..............51 57 60 65 65 66 66 66 67 70 71 70
20 FT WIND DIR..300 310 320 320 330 330 340 340 340 340 000 030
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.300 310 320 320 330 330 340 340 340 340 000 030
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 7 8 6 7 6 6 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 5 4 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO
9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO
10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (26800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 27 32 36 36 36 37 35 32 30 29 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............22 22 25 29 33 36 39 41 43 43 43 42
RH..............72 72 68 60 53 48 45 45 46 49 51 54
20 FT WIND DIR..050 090 160 200 200 210 220 220 220 220 220 210
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.8 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 090 160 200 200 210 220 220 220 220 220 210
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 6 5 7 8 7 9 13 13 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 4 7 7 11 14 13 19 27 19 10
FORECASTER...KING
REQUESTED BY...STROHMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603951.0/LOT
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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