FNUS73 KARX 061352 AAA FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUINCY BLUFF WETLANDS...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 852 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...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD SEE WINDS SHIFT FROM NORTH TO EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO DECREASE A FEW MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL DUE TO A SLACKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. ALSO PLAN ON CLOUDS TO INCREASE AND THICKEN THROUGH THE DAY FROM THE WEST. TONIGHT...LOOK FOR SOME RAIN TO MOVE IN AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSING MISSOURI...BUT THE BETTER CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN ARE ON FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY EARLY...THEN TURNING CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /40500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /40500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..25 52 52 80 84 84 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 52 57 60 61 60 RH..............79 59 45 39 38 39 20 FT WIND......N 7 NE 8 NE 8 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..87 87 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 65 73 79 79 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 5 E 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 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 /62700 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...AJ REQUESTED BY...HANNAH SPAUL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100506.QUINC.01/ARX