FNUS73 KARX 201328 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR33...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 828 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON JULY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...PLAN ON DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL...THOUGH THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL GRADUALLY SLIP OFF TO THE EAST. WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD APPROACH 80 DEGREES WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 30S PERCENT. WINDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SOUTHEAST ARE EXPECTED TO TURN SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST. TONIGHT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE STILL IN CONTROL...AND WITH LIGHT WINDS...LOOK FOR GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY. FOR TUESDAY...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY IN THE DAKOTAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO MINNESOTA. SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EVEN A THUNDERSTORM MAY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THOUGH HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE CLOSER TO THE COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /49000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /74200 KNOT-FT/. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1600 KNOT-FT/. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /140400 KNOT-FT/. $$ FORECASTER...AJ REQUESTED BY...TATE FISCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090720.OSR33.01/ARX