FNUS73 KMKX 161111
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
611 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY. A
DRIER AIRMASS IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BEHIND A
COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH EXCELLENT
MIXING TODAY...RH VALUES WILL LIKELY DROP TO THE UPPER 20S AND
LOWER 30S OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40
TOWARD THE LAKE. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
THROUGH THE DAY...THOUGH HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER
THAN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /17800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /38100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (127600-148000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     58     60     59
RH..............55     44     41     40
20 FT WIND......NW 11  NW 12  NW 15  NW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     30
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (132800-137800 KNOT-FT)
                    DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (3800-5900 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     49     44     42     40     39
RH..............43     50     56     58     62     62

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FORECASTER...HENTZ
REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.CHIWA.01/MKX