FNUS73 KARX 061350 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR F1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 850 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD SEE A SHIFT FROM NORTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...TO NORTHEAST BY THE NOON HOUR. WINDS SHOULD THEN STAY EAST/NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. SLACKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD RESULT IN SOME INITIAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS THIS MORNING...BUT EXPECT A FEW MPH BUMP IN THE AFTERNOON THANKS TO A LITTLE LOW LEVEL MIXING. DON/T EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF GUSTS BY THE AFTERNOON AS THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE DOES NOT SUPPORT IT. CLOUDS WILL BE A BIT VARIABLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN EXPECT AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /40000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /40000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..32 32 54 82 82 85 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 49 54 58 61 61 RH..............89 66 50 42 38 38 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 7 NE 8 NE 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..88 88 96 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............58 50 47 45 42 41 RH..............42 58 68 73 82 82 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BELSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100506.F1___.01/ARX