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SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON BURN...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
609 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 TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND ANOTHER DAY OF
VERY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /26000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /50100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO
                    EXCELLENT (65000-83800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  45  48  50  52  54  54  53  50
RH..............44  38  33  30  28  25  25  27  30
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   10  10  11  10  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST.9  10  11   12  13  15  15  15  13
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     40     37     34     32     31
RH..............36     57     63     69     74     75
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   NW 4   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10                   5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5400-18700 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     37     43     48     50     50
RH..............75     55     44     38     33     33
20 FT WIND......NW 4   N 4    N 4    N 5    NE 5   NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5                    5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...GEHRING
REQUESTED BY...TERRY SEVERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.THOMP.01/MKX