FNUS73 KARX 281337
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TREMPEALEAU NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
837 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF EASTERLY WINDS
AND DRY AIR ALOFT WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. THE SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 7 TO 12 MPH RANGE AND THE WINDS
WILL LIKELY GUST UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /57700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /115400 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /7000 KNOT-FT/.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 24 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /77200 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...JB
REQUESTED BY...TATE FISCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.TREMP.01/ARX