FNUS73 KMKX 181225
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKER SLASH2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
725 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST THROUGH
THE REGION TODAY. SOME CLOUDS AND A SMALL POSSIBILITY FOR
SPRINKLES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. MODERATE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 40S ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE FRONT WILL
STALL OVER WISCONSIN THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS
GOOD MIXING POTENTIAL ON SATURDAY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 40S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /39200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     69     74     76     75
RH..............69     56     51     49     52
20 FT WIND......N 3    NE 5   NE 5   NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (400-8400 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
TEMP............67     59     56     54     52     51
RH..............69     79     77     75     77     79
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 5    E 3    E 0    E 0
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5

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FORECASTER...HENTZ
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090918.BECKE.01/MKX