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SPOT FORECAST FOR CASCADE MOUNTAIN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
737 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST TODAY AND BECOME
GUSTY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN
SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING WITH WINDS TURNING NORTHWESTERLY.
GOOD CHANCES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST OVER EASTERN WISCONSIN. A COOLER
AND CONTINUED DRY AIRMASS WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
DECREASING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /62600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...GOOD /39100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /62600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /99900 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO
                    EXCELLENT (85500-127500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (43600 KNOT-FT)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     60     63     60
RH..............54     37     34     39
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 12   W 11   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1400-10300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     44     42     40     39     38
RH..............58     73     79     82     79     76
20 FT WIND......NW 4   NW 4   NW 5   NW 5   NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14000-61100 KNOT-FT)
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT
                    (77600-110200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     40     46     50     52     50
RH..............79     73     55     42     36     39
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 9   NW 10  W 10   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...GEHRING
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.CASCA.01/MKX