FNUS73 KARX 091205
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VINEGAR RIDGE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
705 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY
WEATHER ACROSS HOUSTON COUNTY TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE 23 TO 27 PERCENT BY 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON.  FROM IGNITION TIME THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE FROM 210 DEGREES /SOUTHWEST/...AND
THEN THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE FROM 170 DEGREES /SOUTH/ THROUGH
3 AM SATURDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 MPH
THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH TOWARD
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /48100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..2      2      10     16     16     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     37     46     54     58     59
RH..............76     51     35     27     26     28
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 3   SW 4   SW 6   SW 6   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..35     35     47     54     54     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     51     48     47     45     44
RH..............35     44     54     58     65     70
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.

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FORECASTER...JSB
REQUESTED BY...JASON WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.VINEG.01/ARX