FNUS73 KMKX 051353
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNEVELD PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
853 AM CDT FRI NOV 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE DEEP MIXING OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AS
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL BE A BIT
BREEZY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...BUT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW 20 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY COOL THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW.

COLDER AIR HAS SETTLED OVER WISCONSIN...BUT ITS VISIT WILL
BE BRIEF.  A SHIFT IN THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND WILL
RESULT IN WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURNING...CARRYING OVER INTO NEXT WEEK.
DEWPOINTS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS TO LOW 20S TODAY AND REMAIN LOW
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WARM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10900-57200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT /63600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /84200 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (29400
                    KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     39     40     34
RH..............46     35     36     47
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 11  NW 8   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (900-2000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     30     28     27     26     25
RH..............51     58     66     68     71     74
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...CRONCE
REQUESTED BY...HANNAH SPAUL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101105.BARNE.01/MKX