Fort Sheridan Hawk Watch

Migration Weather and Frontal Analysis • RaptorWX

Current Hawk Watch Conditions

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Fort Sheridan, Illinois

Current Conditions

Temperature
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Dew Point
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Humidity
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Pressure
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Beaufort Wind Scale
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Wind Direction
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Wind Speed
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Wind Gust
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Current Rain (1h)
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Rain Since Midnight
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Rolling 24h Rain
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Current Time/Date
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Observation Time
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Wind Dir. Obs. Time
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Favorability Qualifiers

Wind Direction
W–NW–N–NE
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Wind Gust
5–25 mph
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Migration Season
Sep–Nov
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Time of Day
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
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Dry Now
≤0.01 in / 1h
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Observation Fresh
≤45 min
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Frontal & Air-Mass Analysis

Wind / Air-Mass History

Wind Regime
Current broad wind pattern
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36h Southerly Wind
Looking for ≥50% southerly before front
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6h Northerly Wind
Looking for ≥60% northerly after front
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6-Hour Changes

Pressure Change
Looking for rising pressure
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Temperature Change
Looking for cooling ≥3°F
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Dew Point Change
Looking for drying ≥3°F
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Frontal Assessment

Cold Front Passage
36h S Wind ✓, 6h N Wind ✓, 6h Pressure ↑, 6h Temp or Dew Point ≤−3°F
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Recent Cold Front — 72h
Front detected within previous 72 hours
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Post-Front Status — 6h
Current strength of post-frontal evidence
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Recent Weather History

Rolling 24 hours • Times shown in Central Time

Temperature & Dew Point

Pressure

Current Wind Direction

NNE ESE SSW WNW
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Wind Direction

Wind Speed & Gust

Rainfall