FNUS73 KARX 131719
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE TOWER BURN...IOWA DNR FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1219 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL BE SITUATED SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA
THROUGH TODAY...KEEPING WINDS IN A EAST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. DO
EXPECT SOME INCREASES IN WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG
WITH SOME GUSTS...HOWEVER VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY SEE LESS GUSTINESS.
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH A THIN
VEIL OF HIGH CLOUDS STICKING AROUND. LOOKING FOR DEW POINTS TO
SLOWLY INCREASE OR STAY STEADY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT
IN THE MID 40S AT TIME OF PEAK HEATING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /31100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /95100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..30     30     38     36     36     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     53     61     65     70     72
RH..............83     64     51     50     47     44
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 7    E 8    SE 10  SE 10  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /3800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..24     24     24     24     24     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     63     60     58     55     54
RH..............46     58     62     64     69     74
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 9   SE 8   SE 8   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      3      3

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /191300 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..27     27     42     53     53     71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     60     68     73     77     77
RH..............80     64     51     44     39     39
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 9   S 14   S 15   S 15   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...JLB
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHLATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100413.FIRET.01/ARX