FNUS73 KARX 201609
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARBOR DAY BURN1...IOWA DNR FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1109 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE SOME BREAKS/THIN SPOTS IN MID LEVEL
OVERCAST THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH A
LOWERING/THICKENING CLOUD DECK BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE THREAT FOR
SOME LIGHT SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AFTER 3-4 PM...ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION SHOULD
START TO GIVE WAY BY 3 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...POOR /0
                    KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...TR
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHLATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.ARBOR.01/ARX