FNUS73 KMKX 171410
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BONG 11...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
910 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. RH AND WIND VALUES WILL LIKELY REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA IN
MANY LOCATIONS...EXCEPT FOR AREAS TOWARD THE LAKE WHERE LOWER
TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HIGHER RH VALUES. FORTUNATELY THOUGH
...GREEN-UP HAS COMMENCED ALREADY MOST AREAS...EXCEPT IN THE FAR
NORTHWEST FORECAST AREA. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MARQUETTE AND
GREEN LAKE COUNTIES HAS THUS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
LIGHTER WINDS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER DEWPOINTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /80000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /62900 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /80000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /122000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (132300-143100
                    KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    GOOD TO EXCELLENT (39700-85700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     49     52     53     51
RH..............29     27     26     26     28
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 14  NW 15  NW 14  N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.21     25     30     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     43     39     37     35     34
RH..............33     44     56     65     70     73

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FORECASTER...10
REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.BONG1.01/MKX