844
FNUS73 KLOT 261348
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
748 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
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
INITIALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND
INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S AND
MIXING HEIGHTS TO BUILD TOWARD 3000 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON, AS
WELL. A RESIDUALLY DRY AIRMASS SHOULD LEAD TO MINIMUM AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 40 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE.
TOMORROW WILL FEATURE ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES, DRY AIR, AND
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S AND DEW POINTS IN
THE LOWER 30S WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO FALL TOWARD 30 PERCENT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION RISING TO A HIGH OF 45.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AT AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE AT AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION RISING TO A MAXIMUM OF
AROUND 2900 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/34600 KNOT-FT/.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT).
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BORCHARDT
REQUESTED BY...HANNAH WISSMILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604099.0/LOT
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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