843
FNUS73 KLOT 241243
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MNOKE PRAIRIE...INDIANA DUNES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
743 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 24.
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
TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S THIS MORNING WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 50 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE 25-35% RANGE. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL ALSO PEAK AT AROUND 2500-3000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION IS NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR.
A LAKE BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IT MAY BE
STALLED NEAR THE BURN SITE FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON, SO
CONFIDENCE IN THE EXACT TEMPERATURES, RH VALUES, WINDS, ETC. THAT
ARE FORECASTED FROM 3 PM THROUGH 6 PM TODAY IS ONLY LOW-MEDIUM.
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZIER SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW. SLIGHTLY LOWER AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE FAVORED AS WELL.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT AND POSSIBLY VARIABLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/25300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 38 46 61 57 60 69 80 83 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............32 35 38 41 43 46 48 49 49 49
RH..............58 53 49 46 43 40 35 33 33 37
20 FT WIND DIR..170 180 190 190 200 200 200 200 190 130
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 3 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 15 15 14 14 12 9 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.170 180 190 190 200 200 200 200 180 130
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 14 13 12 9 7 5 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 21 25 25 24 25 22 15 8 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........64 54 52 34 23 30 43 53 54 61 57 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47 45 42 40 39 39 38 38 37 38 37 37
RH..............41 47 54 58 61 62 65 67 70 70 72 75
20 FT WIND DIR..110 120 120 130 130 140 140 150 150 150 150 160
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.110 120 120 130 130 140 140 150 150 150 150 160
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 58 56 61 57 61 63 61 60 61 63 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............37 37 41 45 49 53 58 62 65 66 66 65
RH..............77 78 72 64 49 41 33 28 25 23 24 25
20 FT WIND DIR..160 160 170 180 180 190 190 200 200 210 210 210
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 7 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST. 12 13 18 18 20 21 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.160 160 170 180 180 190 190 200 200 210 210 210
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 20 22 23 22
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 8 11 15 21 27 34 45 58 70 48
FORECASTER...OGOREK
REQUESTED BY...NATHANIEL ORSBURN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607522.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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