FNUS73 KARX 271215
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
715 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE IGNITION SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
SLOWLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WITH A
NORTHEAST FLOW AND COOLER AIR OVER THE AREA...EXPECT SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...PLAN
ON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO 20 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT
AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY. ON
WEDNESDAY...LOOK FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES AS SOUTHERLY WINDS PICK
UP TO 5 TO 10 MPH AND SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. EXPECT LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO
AROUND 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /65100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /65100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..7      7      9      11     11     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     48     53     57     60     60
RH..............55     40     29     24     21     20
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   NE 5   NE 5   NE 5   N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.                                   5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /0 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..17     17     15     15     15     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     47     43     41     38     36
RH..............23     35     47     57     67     75
20 FT WIND......N 0    N 0    W 0    SW 0   SW 0   S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      6      6      6      5      4

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /85600 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..16     16     17     19     19     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     46     56     62     66     67
RH..............79     51     35     28     25     25
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 5    S 7    S 7    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...AJ
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.NORTH.01/ARX