FNUS73 KARX 271338 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR30...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 838 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO AND SETTLE OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL BRING A DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS TODAY SHOULD REMAIN NORTHEASTERLY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE. A FEW LOCALIZED GUSTS APPROACHING 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND MIXING OF THE LOWER PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER. WINDS ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTHEASTERLY BUT A LIGHTER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /71500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /98700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..0 0 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 67 74 80 83 82 RH..............67 50 38 28 26 26 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 7 N 8 N 8 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 67 61 57 54 52 RH..............28 43 56 67 71 74 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 NE 4 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /49400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 66 74 80 83 83 RH..............66 47 35 27 22 23 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DS REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BELSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100527.OSR30.01/ARX