FNUS73 KMKX 301132 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR RADKE UPLAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 632 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT UPSLOPING SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WITH FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 60S AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOW 30S ...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DIP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT TODAY. HOWEVER THE DEW POINT MAY BE A FEW DEGREES LOWER...SO THE RH COULD FALL INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S. SURFACE WINDS WILL LOSE THEIR GUSTY NATURE AFTER SUNSET...AND EASE TO 7 TO 10 MPH...BUT 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MAXIMUM RH OVERNIGHT WILL RISE TO AROUND 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY WITH MORNING HEATING TO 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS REACHING 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOWER 70S WILL BE OFFSET SOMEWHAT BY SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEW POINTS. HOWEVER THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE FORECAST DEW POINTS IN THE MIDDLE 40S BEING TOO HIGH WHICH COULD BRING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWN TO 30 PERCENT OR LOWER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /31900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /51100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 53 58 61 60 RH..............49 41 34 32 35 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 14 S 16 S 17 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4300-44100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 55 53 53 51 51 RH..............37 45 50 52 59 63 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-40700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59000-92000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 57 63 67 69 69 RH..............68 55 46 42 40 39 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 11 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...REM REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.RADKE.01/MKX