FNUS73 KARX 101219 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRING POINT 421...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 719 AM CDT THU JUN 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND THICKEN ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH THE CLOUDS HANGING ON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON AS A COMPLEX MOVES EAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE TO BATTLE DRY AIR ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER...AND EXPECT SOME EVAPORATION ON THE LEADING OF THIS COMPLEX INITIALLY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES MAY BE INCREASED FOR THIS AFTERNOON IF THE COMPLEX LOOKS LIKE IT WILL HOLD TOGETHER AS IT GETS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MEANWHILE...THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE RIDING ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT...WHICH SHOULD HOVER SOUTH OF THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...THUS KEEPING WINDS FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST. DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTITIES WITH THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES TODAY...PLEASE STAY ALERT FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON. AS FOR AN HOURLY FORECAST...WE DO NOT SUPPLY THEM THROUGH THIS FORMAT. HOWEVER...THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. CLICK ON THE FORECAST MAP FOR THE AREA YOU ARE INTERESTED IN...THEN FROM THIS FORECAST PAGE SELECT THE //HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH// LINK TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. THIS WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH AN HOURLY FORECAST OF MANY WEATHER VARIABLES. WEATHER.GOV/ARX .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /43600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..33 33 59 72 72 80 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 62 69 73 75 75 RH..............86 67 55 51 48 50 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....61. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...FAIR /26600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..84 84 84 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 68 65 64 62 61 RH..............53 65 75 81 90 93 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...TR REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100610.FIRIN.01/ARX