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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARABOO RIVER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
147 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES HAS ALLOWED WESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE A LITTLE BIT THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST UNTIL SUNSET. THERE WILL
A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT.

TH THE REST OF THE WEEK...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON FRIDAY OVER
FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN ON THE
LIGHTER SIDE THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /56700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /62000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     50     47
RH..............45     42     43
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 10    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.11     14     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (38900-62000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     41     36     34     32     29
RH..............46     57     67     70     72     78
20 FT WIND......W 6    NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO GOOD (32100-43800 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     32     36     40     43     44
RH..............80     68     56     46     39     37
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    N 7    N 8    N 8    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.BARAB.01/MKX