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FNUS73 KLOT 251316
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR FURNESSVILLE SOUTH...INDIANA DUNES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
816 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 25.
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 WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH UPPER
60S THIS AFTERNOON WITH VARIABLE CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL BE
STRONG AND OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH
EXPECTED THOUGH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON. RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S, BUT LATEST
GUIDANCE IS TRENDING DRIER AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF MIN RHS
END UP BEING IN THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON.
DECENT HUMIDITY RECOVERING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS
DIMINISH. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE
THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /9200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/56800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 59 63 68 51 43 35 33 37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43 48 52 57 61 64 66 68 68
RH..............62 54 47 40 34 29 26 24 25
20 FT WIND DIR..170 180 180 190 190 200 200 210 210
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 21 22 22 23 25 25 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.9 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.170 180 180 190 190 200 200 210 210
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 20 22 23 22 21
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 13 19 26 36 49 57 49 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 51 56 58 55 72 78 77 71 62 60 43
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............66 62 58 56 55 54 54 54 54 54 55 55
RH..............28 37 49 58 66 71 76 80 83 84 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..200 200 200 200 200 200 200 210 200 200 190 190
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.21 12 12 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.200 200 200 200 200 200 210 210 200 200 190 190
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 18 20 21 21 18 15 16 18 18 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 11 12 11 12 12 10 8 8 8 8 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
12 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO 16
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 21
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (28200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 30 30 31 42 43 47 58 63 68 74 76
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............55 55 58 61 64 67 71 72 71 70 54 46
RH..............85 89 83 79 74 71 64 61 62 58 88 100
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 200 210 210 220 230 230 260 330 000 000
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 12 13 13 13 14 16 15 18 17 18
20 FT WIND GUST. 15 17 17 22 23 26 25 29 28 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 200 210 210 220 230 230 260 310 000 000
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 16 16 16 17 21 20 20 21 23
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 70 70 70 70 70
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 7 12 13 17 22 28 12 11 10 13
FORECASTER...KING
REQUESTED BY...NATHANIEL ORSBURN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607795.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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