FNUS73 KARX 181509
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD INDIGO SNA...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1009 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE SEEN TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE DEPARTS TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO SAG
SOUTHWARD CREATING AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT. DEW POINTS
WILL SLOWLY BE RISING THROUGH THE DAY...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM
OUT IN THE UPPER 20 TO LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE. THE LARGER EFFECT
THOUGH WILL BE THE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. ALTHOUGH THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX A BIT AS THE DAY WEARS
ON...MIXING IN THE LOWER LEVELS IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL TRANSFER
STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OBSERVATIONS
AT KAUM ALREADY INDICATING SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS
TO 32 KTS THIS MORNING...AND DO EXPECT THESE READINGS /POSSIBLY
HIGHER/ TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

ALSO OF NOTE...MOWER COUNTY IS IN THE FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LA
CROSSE NWS. IN THE FUTURE PLEASE SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR MOWER COUNTY
THROUGH THE LA CROSSE NWS WEBPAGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 24 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /110100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /152500 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /6200 KNOT-FT/.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JLB
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.WILDI.01/MPX