FNUS73 KMKX 051805
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
105 PM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 15MPH UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON.
A RIDGE AXIS MOVES THROUGH BY LATE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WINDS
TO DIMINISH AND COME OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THEREAFTER.

THE TIMING OF THIS FIRE PUTS YOU IN A MORE VARIABLE WIND SITUATION...
POSSIBLY STARTING OUT WITH WESTERTLY...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST.

THIS IS ALSO AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING STRONG WARM FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER TONIGHT...IT THEN HOLDS STATIONARY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
BY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES OFF
AND ON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAVE A GOOD BURN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46400-71300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     67     64
RH..............26     25     37
20 FT WIND......W 12   SW 5   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
                    PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31900-64200 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     57     55     53     51     50
RH..............39     54     66     72     80     83
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   NE 6   E 7    E 9    E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      3      2      2

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FORECASTER...KAPELA
REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.GROUS.01/MKX