831
FNUS73 KLOT 011328
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDEWIN RX 3/1/26...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
728 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON MARCH 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
TODAY WILL FEATURE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH EVER-SO-GRADUALLY
INCREASING UPPER-LEVEL CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DEEP PENETRATION OF NORTHEASTERLY ONSHORE FROM THE LAKE WILL
LIMIT AFTERNOON HIGHS TO THE MID 30S. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
RELATIVELY MUTED AND LARGELY STAY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. WIND MAGNITUDE SHOULD BE
STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A VERY GRADUAL INCREASE
IN UPPER-LEVEL CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION RISING TO A HIGH OF AROUND 36.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION LOWERING TO A MINIMUM
OF AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT
AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /47400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/47400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 37 35 32 30 39 48 58 66 75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27 30 32 33 34 35 36 35 35 33
RH..............65 59 55 53 49 47 46 36 46 48
20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 050 060 060 060 060 060 060 060
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 050 050 060 060 060 060 060 060 060
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 16 15 15 13 12 12 12 13
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..47 45 44 42 43 35 31 29 26 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (9500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........83 82 83 83 82 81 79 76 73 70 59 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............31 30 29 28 28 27 27 27 26 25 25 25
RH..............54 58 61 64 66 66 66 66 64 66 67 68
20 FT WIND DIR..060 060 060 070 070 080 080 090 090 100 100 110
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.060 060 060 070 070 080 080 090 090 100 100 110
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 15 15 15 13 14 13 13 13 12 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 19 16 15 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (26900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 40 41 42 45 47 50 56 62 68 69 71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............25 25 28 32 36 39 42 43 44 45 44 43
RH..............69 67 63 60 55 52 48 49 50 50 54 57
20 FT WIND DIR..110 110 110 110 110 120 120 120 130 130 130 120
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 1.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.110 110 110 110 110 120 120 120 130 130 130 120
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 14 21 22 26 27 26 25 24 23 14 8
FORECASTER...BORCHARDT
REQUESTED BY...STROHMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604384.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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