FNUS73 KARX 241546
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAUDE WILDLIFE AREA...CHICKASAW COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1046 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL
MAINTAIN A DRY FEED OF AIR INTO NORTHEAST IOWA ON NORTHEAST WINDS
TODAY. HOWEVER...EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES DUE TO CIRRUS CLOUDS
EMANATING FROM LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WITH THE CLOUDS
AROUND...LOOK FOR HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOW 50S WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR 40 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH TOWARD EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /32300 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..89     89     78     78     78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     48     50     52     51
RH..............62     51     45     42     44
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10

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FORECASTER...AJ
REQUESTED BY...DAVE SEDIVEC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.SAUDE.02/ARX