FNUS73 KARX 091220 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUINCY BLUFF...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 620 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE 608-784-7214. .DISCUSSION...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DISTRICTS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTHEASTERLY TODAY WITH SOME GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH NO SHIFTS OR FRONTS EXPECTED TO COME THROUGH. WIND EFFECTS DUE TO THE QUINCY BLUFF SHOULD BE MINIMAL. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LOW WILL LIFT INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY...AND PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE DISTRICTS WEDNESDAY EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE DISTRICTS WITH THIS FRONT...BUT ANY RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SPOTTY AND QUITE LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /13100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /34800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..1 1 3 7 7 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 44 52 61 65 63 RH..............100 98 70 53 48 52 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2300 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..13 13 18 21 21 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 51 49 48 47 45 RH..............66 74 80 80 79 86 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /87000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..32 32 45 54 54 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 46 55 61 64 62 RH..............89 86 64 53 48 52 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...HALBACH REQUESTED BY...HANNAH SPAUL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101109.QUINC.02/ARX