FNUS73 KARX 061245 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS WOODS...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 745 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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/NORTHWEST 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.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH TOWARD EVENING. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /26100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /32300 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..42 42 57 65 65 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 48 53 58 61 61 RH..............77 61 48 39 35 36 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 4 N 3 N 3 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TR REQUESTED BY...ELLEN FUGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100506.ZUMBR.01/ARX