FNUS73 KARX 041400
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS SNA...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
900 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE BURN
SITE TODAY...WITH FILTERED SUNSHINE. WITH DIURNAL WARMING AND
MIXING THE SURFACE INVERSION WILL BREAK AROUND 10 AM...WITH
WINDS BECOMING STEADIER FROM THE SOUTH. WITH DEEPER MIXING FOR
THE AFTERNOON...SOME GUSTS OF 14 TO 18 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION/RIDGE-TOP AREAS. THE DEEPER
MIXING WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO
THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. FOR TUESDAY...A SURFACE BOUNDARY AND
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING THICKER CLOUDS TO THE AREA.
A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... ALONG WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES...WILL ACCOMPANY THESE FEATURES INTO THE AREA FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION. SOUTH
                    6 TO 9 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH FOR THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD/37600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /116500 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50
                    PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...RS
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.ZUMBR.01/ARX