FNUS73 KARX 051410
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR 23B...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
910 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND THICKEN OVER THE REGION
TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
A WARM FRONT HEADS NORTH TOWARD THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL GRADULLY
SHIFT COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /28900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /82500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..16     16     42     57     57     86
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     46     55     61     64     65
RH..............76     60     45     38     35     35
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 7    W 8    W 6    W 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...GOOD /44300 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     56     54     52     50     49
RH..............41     55     64     74     83     86
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 8    NE 10  NE 10  E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.              15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      3      2      2

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FORECASTER...JSB
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BELSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.OSR23.01/ARX