FNUS73 KMKX 081325
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMEL -RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
725 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS IS
EXPECTED TO RETURN NORTH ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY AS A WARM
FRONT. CALM WINDS WILL BECOME EAST THIS MORNING AND THEN TURN TO
SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING
DEW POINTS DURING THE DAY...RISING FROM THE 20S IN THE MORNING TO
THE 40S BY THE LATE AFTERNOON.  THERE WILL BE VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF
MID TO HIGH CLOUDS BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /24400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /37700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     63     64     60
RH..............47     44     48     64
20 FT WIND......E 7    SE 7   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2500-3200 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
TEMP............57     54     52     50     49     49
RH..............75     85     90     95     93     90
20 FT WIND......SE 5   S 5    S 6    SW 7   SW 6   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      2      2

$$
FORECASTER...CRAVEN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE ENGEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091108.HAMEL.01/MKX