FNUS73 KMKX 251237
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKER SLASH 3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
737 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY PASSING THROUGH THE BURN AREA.
WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY BY IGNITION TIME. GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
ONLY WARM SLIGHTLY BUT DEWPOINTS WILL DROP AS DRIER MOVES INTO THE
REGION. LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /56000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /72100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68100-76100 KNOT-FT)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     39     41     42
RH..............57     44     34     29
20 FT WIND......030 14 030 14 030 14 030 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....3      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (10400-60100 KNOT-FT)
                    DECREASING TO POOR (9100-9600 KNOT-FT)
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     33     28     26     23     22
RH..............32     41     52     57     65     70
20 FT WIND......040 9  040 5  040 4  040 3  040 3  CALM
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...GEHRING
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.BECKE.01/MKX