FNUS73 KMKX 121050 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR PHEASANT BRANCH CONSERVANCY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 550 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST IOWA WILL SHIFT EAST...AND MAY BRING THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO YOUR BURN LOCATION AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED AT YOUR LOCATION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHS REACHING AROUND 70 DEGREES. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION WILL BRING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LOWER CHANCES AFTER MIDNIGHT. DRIER AIR WORKING INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AT YOUR LOCATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /25100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /51800 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD (35700-52600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 61 65 70 65 RH..............43 33 30 28 38 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 11 SE 11 S 10 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-28200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 57 55 53 51 50 RH..............41 55 59 66 71 74 20 FT WIND......SE 7 E 5 E 4 E 5 E 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-44500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 57 63 66 69 68 RH..............77 62 50 47 38 43 20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 7 E 10 E 11 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...WOOD REQUESTED BY...TERRY SEVERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.PHEAS.01/MKX