FNUS73 KARX 261335
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUTTENBERG PONDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
835 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND WEAK SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY
CLOUDY/PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. BEHIND THE WEAK FRONT IS A GENERALLY
WEST GRADIENT WIND FLOW...WITH UNOBSTRUCTED WINDS ACROSS THE
RIDGE TOPS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. HOWEVER WITH A WEST WIND COMING
OVER THE BLUFF TOPS...WINDS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER VALLEY WILL
END UP QUITE VARIABLE THROUGH ABOUT NOON AS THE WINDS CURL OVER
THE RIDGE TOPS TO THE WEST AND DROP INTO THE VALLEY. WITH MORE
DIURNAL WARMING THRU THE AFTERNOON...THE LOWER LEVEL AIRMASS WILL
BECOME BETTER MIXED AND WINDS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER VALLEY WILL
BECOME STEADIER FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. WITH
THE CLOUDS AND THE TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL...MINIMUM AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /21700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /112500 KNOT-FT/ IF GRADIENT
                    WINDS CAN MIX TO BOTTOM OF RIVER VALLEY.

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FORECASTER...RS
REQUESTED BY...TIM LOOSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.GUTTE.01/ARX