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FNUS73 KLOT 251353
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR LCFPD RX BURN WRI...LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
853 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.
NO LAKE BREEZE IS FORECASTED TODAY. 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 UPPER 20S, BUT
LATEST GUIDANCE IS TRENDING DRIER AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF
MIN RHS END UP BEING IN THE LOW TO MID 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON.
GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH.
THERE IS A SLIGHT (LESS THAN 20 PERCENT) CHANCE FOR A SHOWER
AROUND MIDNIGHT, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW. THE BETTER COVERAGE OF
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.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 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 15 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21
TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3700 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /11800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /85000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 55 66 62 53 49 42 44 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44 49 53 56 60 64 68 69 69
RH..............57 51 46 42 38 32 27 27 28
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 190 200 200 200 210 210 210
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 23 25 28 29 29 28 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.4 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 200 200 200 200 210 210 210
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 18 22 21 22 24 26 26 25
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 17 31 32 46 66 79 85 69
FORECASTER...KING
REQUESTED BY...PATI VITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607817.0/LOT
.DELDT 03/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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