FNUS73 KARX 151410
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
910 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS OVER THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES DOWN ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS
MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS BUT DRY AIR. DRY AIR WILL ALSO CONTINUE
TO MIX IN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES LOWERING HUMIDITY VALUES QUITE
DRASTICALLY AGAIN. THE NEAR CALM WIND THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE ON THE LIGHT
SIDE. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY BURN GIVEN THE DRY FUELS AND
LOW EXPECTED HUMIDITY VALUES.

.TODAY...

TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 14.
WIND (20FT).........NEAR CALM AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT EAST
                    TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /26800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT
                    /73800 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...TS
REQUESTED BY...TIM LOOSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090415.COLDS.01/ARX