FNUS73 KMKX 221110 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR CATTAIL DESERT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 610 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NEWLY FORMED LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS HAVE RUINED AN OTHERWISE SUNNY DAY. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE AREA TODAY. THE COOL MORNING TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH SOME MOISTURE OFF THE LAKE HAS RESULTED IN THE LAKE CLOUDS. THESE SHOULD ERODE BY LATE MORNING...LEAVING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE AFTERNOON. QUIET TONIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS ON FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND BEGINS A SLOW TRACK TOWARD THE AREA. HAVE A GOOD BURN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...THEN TURNING MOSTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE WIND TURNING MORE EAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /17500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /22400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 52 58 60 61 RH..............62 44 37 33 32 20 FT WIND......ENE 6 E 5 E 5 E 2 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1600-22200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 47 44 41 41 RH..............40 52 58 62 70 70 20 FT WIND......SE 3 E 5 E 5 E 3 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-28700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 48 54 58 59 59 RH..............73 56 46 44 45 47 20 FT WIND......SE 4 E 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DAVIS REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.CATTA.01/MKX