FNUS73 KARX 031318
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PR15 16...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
818 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE REGION UNDER QUIET
CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT BUT THE HIGH WILL KEEP WINDS SPEEDS
UNDER 10 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST. ON FRIDAY...A COLD
FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND
COULD SPARK A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT WILL LAY
UP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS FOR THE
WEEKEND...HOWEVER...AND THIS FRONT WILL WORK WITH UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES AND INCREASING MOISTURE TO SPAWN MORE WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION. THE WEEKEND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE FAIRLY SOGGY
FOR PARTS OF THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /37900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /38400 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1700 KNOT-FT/.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /89600 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...04
REQUESTED BY...TATE FISCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090603.PR151.01/ARX