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FNUS73 KLOT 021350
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDEWIN RX 3/2/26...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
750 AM CST MON MAR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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
EXPECT SE WINDS TODAY AT AROUND 10 MPH. DEWPOINTS WILL CREEP UP
THROUGH THE DAY, BUT RHS ARE FORECAST TO DROP AS LOW AS 35 TO 40%
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 40S. NO
PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
BY LATE AFTERNOON.
DEWPOINTS WILL SURGE INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S FOR TUESDAY
WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 40S.
SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR SOME DRIZZLE OR A FEW
ISOLATED SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT
AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /19400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/29800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 8 17 18 22 27 28 35 41 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............29 32 35 38 42 44 45 46 46 45
RH..............55 50 47 45 42 41 40 38 39 43
20 FT WIND DIR..110 110 110 110 110 120 120 110 110 110
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 18 15 15 14 14 13 13 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.1 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.110 110 110 110 120 120 120 120 120 110
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 15 15 13 10 9 9 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 22 25 27 30 27 23 21 18 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........49 52 55 62 62 61 60 68 78 84 86 89
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TEMP............41 39 37 35 34 33 33 32 32 32 32 32
RH..............51 57 61 65 69 73 77 82 85 87 87 89
20 FT WIND DIR..100 100 100 100 100 110 110 110 100 100 110 100
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST. 7 9 12 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.110 100 110 100 100 110 110 110 100 100 110 100
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 7 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 2
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43.
RH..................MIN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 85 89 92 92 92 92 92 91 91 87 83
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............33 34 36 38 40 41 42 43 43 43 43 42
RH..............89 90 86 82 80 81 82 81 81 83 83 84
20 FT WIND DIR..090 090 110 120 120 110 110 100 080 070 070 060
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 090 110 120 120 110 110 100 080 070 070 060
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 60 60 60 50 50 50 50 50 50
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 6 5
FORECASTER...DOOM
REQUESTED BY...STROHMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604468.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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