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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMEL PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
600 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GREAT LAKES
THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT CONTINUED MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...LIGHT
WINDS...AND TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL TOWARD THE LAKE AND ABOVE
NORMAL INLAND. A RELATIVELY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO REMAIN IN
PLACE...WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S INLAND
WITH HIGHER VALUES NEAR THE LAKE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
                    /19000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      9A  10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  50  53  57  59  61  62  63  62  61
RH..............57  52  44  39  35  32  31  30  32  34
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   5                       5
HAINES INDEX....3   4   4   5   5   5   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (800-13500 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     49     44     41     38     37
RH..............39     54     62     69     80     87
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 3   SE 0   SE 0   S 0    S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-26300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     49     59     65     68     68
RH..............89     57     40     31     27     27
20 FT WIND......SW 0   SW 3   W 4    W 3    W 5    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5             5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...REM
REQUESTED BY...TERRY SEVERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.HAMEL.01/MKX