FNUS73 KARX 091438
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ENCAMPMENT ISLAND...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
938 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION TODAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH IT. THE RIDGE
AXIS WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE BURN LOCATION AND LIGHT SOUTH WINDS
WILL BEGIN. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SLOW TO CLIMB BUT BY AFTERNOON
SHOULD BE 3-5KFT. FEEDBACK WELCOME. HAVE A GREAT BURN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6
                    MPH TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /45200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..4      4      15     24     24     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     37     46     53     57     58
RH..............72     64     43     32     27     27
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 1    SW 2   SW 5   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /900 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..43     43     54     60     60     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     50     48     46     45     44
RH..............34     46     54     60     62     65
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      3      4

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /122700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..66     66     65     63     63     53
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     48     53     57     60     60
RH..............67     56     44     38     36     35
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...DBAUMGARDT
REQUESTED BY...LISA REID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.GRAND.01/ARX