FNUS73 KARX 061110 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUINCY BLUFF WETLANDS...USFWS-TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 610 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS COULD BE PROBLEMATIC TODAY...ALTHOUGH NOT NEARLY AS STRONG YESTERDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD SEE A SHIFT FROM NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...TO EAST/NORTHEAST BY THE NOON HOUR. WINDS SHOULD THEN STAY EASTERLY 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 THIS MORNING...THEN EXPECT AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH TOWARD EVENING. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /28200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /29400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..52 52 56 58 58 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 45 53 59 62 62 RH..............89 70 51 39 35 35 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 4 N 3 N 3 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 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........82 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 /2200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..73 73 91 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............59 51 47 45 42 41 RH..............40 56 65 73 79 79 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /62500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..100 100 100 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............41 44 46 48 49 49 RH..............79 76 76 74 71 68 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 10 E 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...TR REQUESTED BY...HANNAH SPAUL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100506.QUINC.01/ARX