FNUS73 KARX 181353
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON HORSE SNA...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
853 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD AND DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH THE
CENTER OF THE HIGH NEAR BUT NORTHEAST OR EAST OF THE BURN AREA...
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST BOTH
DAYS. WITH DIURNAL WARMING AND MIXING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR
THE AFTERNOONS...WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. THE DIURNAL
WARMING AND MIXING WILL ALSO MIX SOME DRIER AIR ALOFT TO THE
SURFACE FOR THE AFTERNOONS...WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
EXPECTED TO DIP TO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT TODAY AND AROUND 30
PERCENT WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /53700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /68500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..56     56     49     38     38     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     59     64     70     73     72
RH..............63     54     42     32     27     27
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 2    E 7    E 9    E 9    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................NONE.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..23     23     15     10     10     7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     60     55     52     49     47
RH..............30     42     55     66     77     83
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 3   S 1    S 1    SW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.              5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /123900 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..6      6      10     13     13     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     59     67     72     75     75
RH..............77     55     42     37     34     34
20 FT WIND......SW 4   SW 4   SE 9   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...RRS
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.IRONH.01/ARX