851
FNUS73 KLOT 231509
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR FPDDC PRESCRIBED FIRE...FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1009 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 23.
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
BLUSTERY NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON
AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OVERHEAD. A LAKE BREEZE WILL SHIFT WINDS
OUT OF THE EAST-NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON (MOST LIKELY AFTER
ABOUT 4-5 PM) AT THE BURN SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH AT
IGNITION...NORTH WINDS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5100 FT
AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /50300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /68500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 33 33 32 24 15 7 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............35 37 38 41 42 43 44 43
RH..............54 53 52 45 41 38 37 40
20 FT WIND DIR..010 000 000 000 000 000 000 050
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 12 12 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.28 30 26 22 17 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.4 3.8 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.000 000 000 000 000 350 000 010
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 17 16 16 14 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..50 54 61 66 65 69 63 47
FORECASTER...CARLAW
REQUESTED BY...TANYA ZIOBROWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607316.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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