FNUS73 KARX 081248
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH CREEK WOODLAND...IOWA DNR FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
748 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE ACROSS THE DISTRICTS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND. LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...GRADUALLY
SWITCHING TO THE NORTHEAST THEN EAST BY SATURDAY...WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD A RATHER DRY AIRMASS ACROSS THE DISTRICTS FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. WITH DIURNAL WARMING AND MIXING...MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND
THURSDAY...WITH THE LOWER VALUES OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AS THE
FLOW BECOME NORTHEAST FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...EVEN DRIER AIR
MAY SPREAD INTO THE DISTRICTS...WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER. SOME INCREASE OF DEW POINTS AND HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE FLOW BECOMES SOUTHEAST THEN SOUTH...BUT
RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND WEST OF THE DISTRICTS INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL GENERALLY BE
NEAR NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /38700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /125700 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /7100 KNOT-FT/.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /32900 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHLATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.FRENC.01/ARX