FNUS73 KMKX 081124 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR MONROE SAVANNA...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 624 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB STEADILY INTO THE LOWER AND MID 70S TODAY AS HIGH CLOUDS SPREAD INTO THE AREA DURING THE MORNING. THE LIGHT WESTERLY WIND YOU REPORTED SHOULD GRADUALLY COME AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GIVEN HOW LIGHT THEY WILL BE AND YOUR SOUTHERN ASPECT... THEY MAY STAY WEST OR SOUTHWEST A BIT LONGER. I/D HEDGE YOUR BURN PLANS FOR THAT SCENARIO...PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WINDS AND CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH RAIN ARRIVING TONIGHT... PROBABLY BY 11 PM AT YOUR LOCATION. RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ON SATURDAY. THE RAIN IS THE RESULT OF A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS DEVELOPING OUT WEST. IT WILL BRING IN BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /34000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /53100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD (52300-55400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 68 71 72 72 72 71 70 RH..............51 46 43 41 40 40 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 89 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53800-99900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (115200-128200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 60 55 52 49 47 RH..............46 61 71 76 84 89 20 FT WIND......W 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 9 W 11 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (124200-147800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 51 53 56 57 57 RH..............81 73 62 55 51 50 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 14 NW 15 NW 16 NW 16 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DAVIS REQUESTED BY...TERRY SEVERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090508.MONRO.01/MKX