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FNUS73 KLOT 251350
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR LCFPD RX BURN GANMTN...LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
850 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
VARIABLE CLOUD COVER ALLOWING HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AND OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH THOUGH ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO
THE LOWER 30S, BUT LATEST GUIDANCE IS TRENDING DRIER AND WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISED IF MIN RHS END UP BEING IN THE MID 20 PERCENT
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH.
ANY RISK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO
BE WELL SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /88500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 61 78 61 50 41 54 41 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44 48 52 56 60 63 67 68 68
RH..............61 55 50 46 41 36 32 31 32
20 FT WIND DIR..190 200 200 200 200 210 210 210 210
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 23 24 25 28 29 28 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 200 200 200 210 210 210 210 220
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 22 23 23 25 26 26 26
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 22 29 40 49 68 80 89 77
FORECASTER...KING
REQUESTED BY...PATI VITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607815.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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