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FNUS73 KLOT 272033
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WF WFG01...FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
233 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 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
THE PEAK OF FIRE DANGER WILL BE FROM NOW THROUGH ABOUT 5 PM WITH
TEMPERATURES HITTING THEIR HIGH NEAR 65 DEGREES, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
HITTING A MINIMUM BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT, AND SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY TREND TOWARD NEARLY CALM BETWEEN 6 AND 8
PM BEFORE TURNING NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY 9 PM. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 TO 65.
RH..................20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
BECOMING NEARLY CALM AFTER SUNSET AND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
BY 9 PM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 17
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /80500 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...EXCELLENT /80500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 19 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64 65 61
RH..............26 22 29
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 230
20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 14
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.3 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 220
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 25 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..81 73 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NEARLY CALM AFTER SUNSET AND THEN
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
BY 9 PM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NEARLY CALM BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 9 5 5 5 5 20 21 14 7 13 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57 54 51 50 46 45 42 40 38 36 34 33
RH..............36 42 51 55 60 60 61 64 64 64 64 63
20 FT WIND DIR..230 260 290 300 300 320 320 320 330 330 330 340
20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 14 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 15 23 22 22 21 21 20 18 16 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 260 290 300 300 310 320 320 330 330 330 340
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 20 20 20 18 20 17 13 13 12 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 22 29 27 30 27 24 23 17 18 14 11
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO
20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (26500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 51 57 61 56 73 80 86 87 89 90 85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............31 31 32 34 36 38 39 39 37 36 36 34
RH..............67 64 58 50 50 50 48 51 54 56 58 63
20 FT WIND DIR..000 010 020 040 060 080 080 080 060 060 050 050
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 10 9 10 12 13 14 14 16 16 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.000 010 020 040 060 080 080 080 060 060 050 050
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 7 8 8 9 9 10 13 14 14 16
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 10 10 12 13 17 19 20 24 24 24 27
FORECASTER...BORCHARDT
REQUESTED BY...ADAM CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2604257.0/LOT
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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