FNUS73 KARX 231354 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO SNA - DOG LEG...MINNESOTA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 854 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH TODAY. AS THIS OCCURS...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE...THUS CAUSING AN INCREASE IN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. BY IGNITION TIME...SHOULD SEE SOME GUSTS UPWARDS OF 20KTS...WHICH COULD INCREASE TO AROUND 25KTS INTO THE AFTERNOON. LATER ON...RAIN AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO THE AREA...HOWEVER AS THIS RAIN COLLIDES WITH DRY AIR...THE RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF ACROSS THE SPOT LOCATION AT LEAST UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. ONCE THE RAIN DOES MOVE IN...EXPECT SHOWERS AND MAYBE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...AS THERE WAS NO OBSERVATION LET US KNOW IF ANY OF THE CONDITIONS ARE UNREPRESENTATIVE. IF AN OBSERVATION PRIOR TO IGNITION TIME CAN BE SENT...THE FORECAST CAN BE CHECKED AND UPDATED TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /41500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /163400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..79 79 67 64 64 81 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............41 49 56 61 65 65 RH..............85 66 53 46 41 45 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..90 90 91 91 91 91 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 58 55 53 51 50 RH..............48 64 72 80 89 93 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 E 12 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..93 93 93 84 84 84 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RH..............100 86 77 67 62 57 20 FT WIND......E 11 E 11 E 12 E 12 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...JLB REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.ZUMBR.01/ARX