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SPOT FORECAST FOR REDHEAD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
635 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.

EXPECT BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES FALLING TO THE LOW AND MID 20S ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH HIGHER VALUES TOWARD THE LAKE. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COOLER SIDE THOUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (17100-47700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (125400-169300
                    KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     56     56
RH..............43     38     35
20 FT WIND......NW 16  NW 16  NW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (154500-159400 KNOT-FT)
                    DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (3000-7000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     49     43     41     39     37
RH..............35     39     47     48     52     59
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 8   NW 6   NW 7   NW 7   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      6      6      6      6      5

                    WINDS WILL BE MAINLY NORTHWEST...NO REAL TREND TOWARD WNW OR NNW.
                    THE 30 MPH GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 11 PM AND NOON.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3200-50000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (134900-152300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     40     48     53     56     57
RH..............64     55     39     32     26     24
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 9   NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      6

$$

FORECASTER...HENTZ
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BERGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.REDHE.01/MKX