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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEYER...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
631 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 AT
YOUR LOCATION BY 2 PM CDT. NORTHWEST WINDS INITIALLY IN THE 10 TO
12 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION...WILL INCREASE BY THE
NOON HOUR TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH
NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH SOME AROUND/AFTER 4 PM...THEN BECOME NORTH BY 6 PM.
WINDS WILL LOSE THEIR GUSTY NATURE TOWARDS SUNSET...LOWERING TO 5 TO 7 MPH
OVERNIGHT.

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MARQUETTE AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES HAS 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 DEW POINTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                    AT 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18400-51100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (131700-153500
                    KNOT-FT).

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     53     55     57     55
RH..............32     27     25     24     25
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 14  NW 15  NNW 14 N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (126000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    TO POOR (800-1100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     44     40     38     35     34
RH..............28     43     54     59     66     70
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 4    NE 0   S 0    W 0    NW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-30300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     42     48     52     54     54
RH..............71     54     44     39     38     40
20 FT WIND......N 3    N 5    N 7    N 7    N 7    NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...REM
REQUESTED BY...HANNAH SPAUL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.MEYER.02/MKX