FNUS73 KMKX 191243 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX RIVER BRUSH PILES2009...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 743 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY SAG FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO BRING AN ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWER OR TWO AS FAR SOUTH AS YOUR LOCATION...WITH A THUNDERSTORM UNLIKELY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS YOUR AREA TODAY WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. WEDNESDAY COULD BE A DAY OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. VERY WARM...DRY AIR SHOULD YIELD LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 30 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE APPROACHING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /25000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /45200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE SHOWER SHOWER SHOWER TEMP............65 71 74 74 75 RH..............53 46 43 42 41 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 12 SW 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 57. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7300-27000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 69 65 63 61 60 RH..............46 55 63 66 71 72 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 11 S 11 SW 12 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29200-71600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (125200-164500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 68 74 79 81 81 RH..............67 51 41 36 32 32 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 16 SW 19 S 21 S 22 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 30 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...REM REQUESTED BY...BRAD BERGMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090519.FOXRI.01/MKX