FNUS73 KMKX 221422 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR HINKSON CREEK-THOMPSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 922 AM CDT FRI OCT 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON OCTOBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MILDER AIR WILL RETURN TODAY UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW. DRIER AIR WILL REMAIN WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL BE BORDERLINE BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SYSTEM...WITH RAIN THEN LIKELY OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6-9 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /23200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /44900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 57 61 59 RH..............49 37 33 37 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 9 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-4400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 51 50 49 48 47 RH..............46 56 63 71 77 83 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 $$ FORECASTER...DDV REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101022.HINKS.01/MKX