FNUS73 KARX 221224 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO SNA - DOG LEG...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 724 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL REMAIN STATIONARY TODAY...THEN BEGIN DRIFTING OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. PLAN ON MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS TODAY AND LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA NEARBY. DUE TO PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...DEEP MIXING IS EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY THROUGH THE DAY. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...LOOK FOR CLOUDS AND WINDS TO SLOWLY INCREASE AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE PLAINS. THE CLOUDS AND WIND WILL ONLY ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID 40S...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO CLIMB TO AROUND 70 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /21500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /84100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..20 20 20 21 21 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 45 56 64 69 70 RH..............82 51 34 27 23 24 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 E 4 E 4 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..28 28 31 33 33 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 58 54 51 49 47 RH..............30 40 48 54 61 65 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 $$ FORECASTER...AJ REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.ZUMBR.01/ARX