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SPOT FORECAST FOR ATR WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
829 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT WINDS WILL
BE MUCH LIGHTER AS HIGH PRESSURE DROPS SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES.
RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S MANY PLACES...WITH HIGHER VALUES
TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN...AS THE LAKE BREEZE WILL BRING COOLER TEMPS
AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS.

EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GREAT LAKES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /28400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /34000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     52     56     57     55
RH..............46     38     34     33     35
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5    NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (400-22700 KNOT-FT).

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............53     44     41     39     37     35
RH..............39     55     64     74     80     86
20 FT WIND......NE 3   E 3    E 3    SE 0   SE 0   E 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4      4

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2400-18000 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............35     45     54     59     61     62
RH..............84     59     44     37     35     32
20 FT WIND......E 0    NE 4   NE 5   NE 5   NE 6   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5                    10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...10
REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100418.ATRWE.01/MKX