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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBBINS SHOREBIRD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
758 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 72 TO 75...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO
20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN
THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS YOUR AREA TODAY. GUSTS
WILL START EARLY TODAY AS WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE ARE 30 MPH TO 40 MPH.
THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE PARAMETERS WILL SUPPORT AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH
ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /48300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /48300 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (58300-78000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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............61     66     70     71     69
RH..............45     39     35     35     38
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 15   S 15   SW 14  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     23     16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22900-64500 KNOT-FT)
                    DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (800-2100 KNOT-FT)
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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............67     61     59     57     55     54
RH..............42     54     59     65     69     75
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 5    S 4    S 3    S 0    SE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5

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FORECASTER...REM
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.ROBBI.01/MKX