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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSS CE-SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
104 PM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH 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 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (48300-80400 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     67     65
RH..............24     24     37
20 FT WIND......W 13   SW 7   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.              5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13100-48100 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.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     60     58     57     55     54
RH..............41     53     62     66     74     77
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 5    E 7    E 10   E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...KAPELA
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.BUSSC.01/MKX