FNUS73 KARX 091231
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR F2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
731 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER MANITOBA AND
ONTARIO...WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE ACROSS THE
DISTRICTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTH THEN NORTHEAST AND EAST
WINDS OUT OF THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO FEED A VERY DRY AIRMASS
INTO AND ACROSS THE DISTRICTS THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH DAYTIME
WARMING AND MIXING...AFTERNOON DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO
THE TEENS TO AROUND 20. THIS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
INTO THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
CENTRAL WISCONSIN DISTRICTS. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 5 TO 10
MPH RANGE...BUT FOR SOME 10 TO 15 MPH WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE DISTRICTS FOR SUNDAY...WITH SOME
HUMIDITY RECOVERY AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHEAST AND HIGH CLOUDS
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT INTO THE MID AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICTS FOR AT LEAST MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... BUT MUCH
UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM BEYOND
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19.
WIND (20FT).........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW
AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /43100 KNOT-FT/ AT
                    IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /61000 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2900 KNOT-FT/.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /67200 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...TATE FISCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.F2___.01/ARX