FNUS73 KARX 311508
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREDERICKSBURG WILDLIFE AREA...CHICKASAW COUTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1008 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO 10 TO
15 MPH ACROSS THE REGION...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT
EXTENDING EAST FROM A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN
KANSAS AND WESTERN NEBRASKA IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE AREA THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO INCREASE...HOWEVER
THE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR INCREASING MOISTURE AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION
FRIDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /18700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /48200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..33     33     33     32     32     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     57     64     71     74     75
RH..............66     62     48     36     34     33
20 FT WIND......S 15   S 15   SW 14  SW 8   SW 8   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...DENISE STRAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.FREDE.01/ARX