811  
FNUS73 KLOT 011822  
FWSLOT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RX PWW FPDDC...FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1222 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 02.  
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  
 
MONDAY WILL FEATURE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH  
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WIND MAGNITUDES SHOULD GRADUALLY  
LESSEN WITH TIME, SETTLING ON AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
FILTERED SUNSHINE WILL ALLOW MIXING HEIGHTS TO BUILD TO AROUND  
2500 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON AND FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB  
INTO THE MID TO LOCALLY UPPER 40S. AFTERNOON RELATIVELY MINIMUM  
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT  
RANGE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TOMORROW.  
 
TUESDAY WILL FEATURE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, EASTERLY WINDS OF 5 TO  
10 MPH, AND INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS. THE DAY WILL NOT BE A  
COMPLETE WASHOUT, WITH TOTAL RAINFALL DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS  
FAVORED TO BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........FILTERED SUNSHINE.  
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.  
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 TO 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2600 FT  
AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /21000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/24600 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 11 19 25 33 38 41 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............36 39 41 43 44 45 45 43  
RH..............44 40 38 37 37 37 39 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..120 130 130 130 130 130 130 120  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 9 9 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 13 12 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.1 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.120 130 130 130 130 130 130 120  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 10 9 9 7  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 23 24 25 23 21 16 6  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH A LOW CHANCE  
OF A SHOWER TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.  
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AT AROUND 5 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 46 49 56 63 69 73 76 78 80 82 85  
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TEMP............40 38 37 36 35 34 34 34 34 33 33 33  
RH..............49 53 57 62 66 70 73 77 81 85 88 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..120 120 110 110 110 120 130 130 120 110 110 100  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.120 110 110 110 110 120 130 120 120 110 110 100  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 2  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.  
RH..................MIN 83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 93 93 94 95 95 96 95 93 92 87 81  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TEMP............34 35 37 39 40 42 43 44 44 44 44 44  
RH..............91 90 89 88 88 87 87 86 85 84 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..100 110 120 120 120 110 100 090 080 070 070 060  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.100 100 110 120 110 100 100 090 080 070 070 060  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 7  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 60 60  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...BORCHARDT  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM CARLSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604397.0/LOT  
.DELDT 03/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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