FNUS73 KARX 171342 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR KICKAPOO VALLEY 4...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 842 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER INDIANA THIS MORNING... WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70S AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THE LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING AND REMAIN AT THAT SPEED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /24700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /49300 KNOT-FT/. $$ FORECASTER...BOYNE REQUESTED BY...DAVE PERGOLSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.KICKA.01/ARX