FNUS73 KMKX 051800 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASS LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 100 PM CDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOK FOR SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO OR HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35800-76700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR TO FAIR (16700-26200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 67 67 RH..............27 32 32 20 FT WIND......W 12 S 5 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7100-33600 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............64 60 58 57 55 55 RH..............41 52 59 63 71 77 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 6 E 7 E 8 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...KAPELA REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.GRASS.02/MKX