FNUS73 KARX 091453
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PR4...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
953 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE BURN LOCATION AS SOUTH
WINDS ARE NOTED IN YOUR OBSERVATIONS. S-SW WIND DIRECTION UNDER
QUITE LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SLOW
TO CLIMB BUT BY AFTERNOON SHOULD BE AROUND 5KFT. FEEDBACK
WELCOME. HAVE A GREAT BURN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /29100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /42300 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..4      4      14     23     23     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     34     43     50     55     56
RH..............74     58     43     30     22     22
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 2   W 5    W 5    W 5    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..43     43     61     70     70     71
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     46     44     41     39     38
RH..............27     38     45     55     64     70
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 4    S 5    S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5                    10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      3      3

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FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BELSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.PR4__.01/ARX