FNUS73 KMKX 051204 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 704 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SEAN...THERE IS AN AREA OF RAIN JUST NOW CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IT IS ALSO MOVING INTO A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS AND ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IS LIFTING AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. SO IT IS QUESTIONABLE JUST HOW MUCH RAIN WILL EVEN REACH YOU BEFORE WIPING OUT. IF IT STAYS ALIVE...I WOULD LOOK FOR SOME LIGHT RAIN BY 10 OR 11 AM. THE DRY DEWPOINTS WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE. WINDS SHOULD BE SOUTH... POSSIBLY A BIT SOUTHEAST AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. THERE IS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE RAIN LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES. THIS SHOULD HAVE MORE WATER IN IT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /15600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /39100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52500-71900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 62 65 65 64 RH..............51 50 49 48 51 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-49000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 59 57 56 54 53 RH..............54 64 70 74 79 82 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-47800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD (43300-56000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 60 65 68 69 69 RH..............82 67 60 57 54 54 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 9 S 8 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DAVIS REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090505.CEDAR.01/MKX