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SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR9...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
735 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVERHEAD FOR QUIET
WEATHER CONDITIONS. LOOK FOR CALM WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING TO PICK
UP OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. AS THE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO MIX LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON... SOME HIGHER WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 15 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
REMAIN OVERHEAD TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
AND CALM TO EAST WINDS BELOW 5 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON...RECOVERING INTO THE 75 TO 80 PERCENT RANGE TONIGHT.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE 25 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /42800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /112100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..37     37     36     34     34     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     57     65     70     73     73
RH..............75     53     37     30     26     26
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   E 8    E 8    E 8    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.              15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /0 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..23     23     14     10     10     7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     59     53     50     46     44
RH..............29     42     54     61     71     79
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 3    E 1    NE 0   NE 0   NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /48700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..6      6      9      10     10     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     59     68     75     78     78
RH..............73     45     34     27     26     26
20 FT WIND......NE 0   NE 0   E 1    SE 1   SE 1   S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...DS
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BELSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.OSR9_.01/ARX