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FNUS73 KLOT 271634
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUTE 66 UNIT 6...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1034 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 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
CONDITIONS ARE SLOW TO DETERIORATE SO FAR TODAY DUE TO THE EARLY
MORNING FOG. WITH THAT SAID, THE FORECAST REMAINS MORE OR LESS ON
TRACK. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOW TO EVEN MID 60S. DEW
POINTS SHOULD FALL SUFFICIENTLY THIS AFTERNOON TO SUPPORT MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTHWEST
WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE AS WELL, WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 30 TO
35 MPH. NOTE THAT THE WARMEST, DRIEST, AND WINDIEST CONDITIONS
MAY ONLY OVERLAP FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION, INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 TO 35
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6000 FT
AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /9000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /78600 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (112400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 13 8 23 26 11 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45 52 58 62 64 64 62
RH..............45 38 34 30 28 28 32
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 220 230 230 230 230
20 FT WIND SPD..17 18 20 21 21 20 18
20 FT WIND GUST.29 31 32 33 33 32 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.7 3.9 5.1 6.3 4.7 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 220 220 220 230 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 24 24 28 31 30 23
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 56 81 122 170 122 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........15 8 4 3 2 9 20 26 13 11 15 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59 56 52 49 47 44 42 39 37 35 33 32
RH..............37 44 51 57 62 65 67 68 70 73 74 72
20 FT WIND DIR..230 240 270 290 290 310 320 320 330 330 340 350
20 FT WIND SPD..17 15 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.26 24 21 18 17 17 16 15 13 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.240 270 290 300 300 320 320 330 330 330 340 000
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 22 20 20 16 16 14 13 10 9 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 14 12 8 12 12 14 14 13 12 8 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (30000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 43 59 74 76 79 81 83 85 87 85 82
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN
TEMP............31 30 33 37 39 40 40 41 40 39 37 34
RH..............76 76 65 53 49 48 49 49 50 53 59 66
20 FT WIND DIR..010 010 010 020 020 030 040 040 040 040 040 030
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 20 20 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 010 010 020 020 030 040 040 040 040 040 030
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 7 9 12 9 12 15 16 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 8 10 12 12 17 23 22 25 30 30 29
FORECASTER...BORCHARDT
REQUESTED BY...SHAUN TRABADO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604241.0/LOT
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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