FNUS73 KMKX 221103
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGLER...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
603 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOTS OF SUNSHINE AND FAVORABLE DRYING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH PERHAPS A
FEW GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
RECENT RAINFALL AND THE MOIST GROUND WILL OFFSET DRIER AIR TRYING TO
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND PREVENT HUMIDITIES FROM GETTING EXCEEDINGLY
LOW TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4400-46500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /67600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /116000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  46  48  50  52  53  54  54  54
RH..............41  40  40  41  39  36  33  32  32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  12  12  11  9   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  25  25  15  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   4   4   4   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (22200-59500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING
                    TO POOR TO POOR (3500-8700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8600-52100 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...MBK
REQUESTED BY...TERRY SEVERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.BIGLE.01/MKX