FNUS73 KMKX 291223 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIWAUKEE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 723 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST WINDS OF 7 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AROUND NOON AND INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. JUST A FEW HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS PASSING OVER TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO BRING DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION WITH MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED. HOWEVER IF THE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXES UP HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT. SURFACE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL KEEP SURFACE WINDS AT 6 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT. LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS AT 1500 TO 2000 FT TONIGHT...WITH SOME SPORADIC DOWNWARD MOMENTUM TRANSFER PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY MORNING WILL TURN NORTHWEST BY MID-AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /13700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /36600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 44 49 50 48 RH..............64 51 42 41 46 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (3800-11900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 43 42 43 42 41 RH..............51 60 62 60 65 67 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 16 18 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH...TURNING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5100-48000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (20000-58500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 45 51 56 58 55 RH..............67 65 56 47 45 53 20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 14 SW 14 W 12 NW 10 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...REM REQUESTED BY...TERRY SEVERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101029.CHIWA.01/MKX