FNUS73 KARX 261402
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PR19-20...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
902 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CHURN ACROSS IOWA INTO THE
MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...SPREADING A FEW HIGH...THIN
CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA OF CONCERN. THE OVERALL PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS FAIRLY LAX...BUT SOME MIXING OF DRY AIR IN THE AFTERNOON COULD
LEAD TO SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS DRIER AIR A
LOFT COULD ALSO RESULT IN A LOWERING OF DEW POINTS...AND LOWER AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES INTO THE MID 20 PERCENTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /50800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /76600 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..46     46     22     20     20     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     49     54     60     63     63
RH..............76     52     41     31     26     24
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    NE 9   NE 8   NE 8   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..17     17     10     6      6      5
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............59     48     44     40     37     35
RH..............27     40     47     55     59     64
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   NE 6   NE 5   NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /74600 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..5      5      4      4      4      9
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     43     51     56     59     60
RH..............64     45     33     26     23     22
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   N 6    N 6    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      6      6

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FORECASTER...TR
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BELSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.PR192.01/ARX