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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOVELER SINK-QUARRY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
754 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS
MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER
11 AM...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 25 MPH AFTER 2 PM. A FEW GUSTS
MAY REACH 30 MPH.

HIGHS OF 75 TO 80 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE LAKE. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT SOME AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR
WITH ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /38900 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (53000-77800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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............64     71     74     77     75
RH..............50     41     40     39     43
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 12   S 15   S 16   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     30     25
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (19500-46900 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............74     68     66     65     62     61
RH..............44     57     61     63     70     72
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 12   S 14   S 14   S 14   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...REM
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.SHOVE.01/MKX