FNUS73 KARX 011604 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLINGS CREEK...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1104 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 35 TO 40 PERCENT...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD BE MET LATER THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX...............4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKEDISPERSAL......FAIR /19900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /82900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..37 37 37 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 56 65 73 77 78 RH..............77 77 60 46 40 39 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 9 S 12 S 12 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................NONE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...FAIR /20700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..38 38 38 33 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 69 66 64 62 61 RH..............43 55 63 67 72 72 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................NONE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /168800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..51 51 51 48 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 64 70 74 77 77 RH..............75 65 51 44 40 42 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 11 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...DAVID PERGOLSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.BILLI.01/ARX