FNUS73 KMKX 021110 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY-FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 610 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO AROUND 60 TODAY...WITH DEEP MIXING BRINGING LOW DEW POINT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND WILL BECOME GUSTY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR THE LAKE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-23300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD /54300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /85200 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (116100-161700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (109600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (57500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 58 60 59 RH..............43 35 33 34 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 11 W 11 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (800-5400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 45 44 42 42 RH..............39 54 67 72 75 77 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-40700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (23200-59400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (5100-8400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 52 57 58 58 56 RH..............72 53 45 46 46 47 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 6 W 5 NW 4 NE 5 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 5 7 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...REM REQUESTED BY...ERIC MARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090502.CHIWA.01/MKX