FNUS73 KMKX 081344 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR BONG WHIP...WIS DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 844 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. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. HOWEVER A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION. WEST WINDS AND ANOTHER DAY OF LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /36500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /45900 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56100-83400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............42 48 51 52 50 RH..............30 24 22 26 31 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 8 W 10 W 10 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...CRONCE REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.BONGW.02/MKX