FNUS73 KARX 031503
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR SLASH...IOWA DNR FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
903 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A SMALL
CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND
DIRECTION WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT
WITH WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 65 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE TODAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MIDDLE 30S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 66.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 8 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /33500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..82     82     90     95     95     96
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............24     28     31     33     36     37
RH..............71     68     69     69     67     70
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   SE 7   S 7    S 7    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /400 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..96     96     97     97     97     96
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   SNOW
TEMP............36     34     34     33     33     32
RH..............79     89     92     100    100    100
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   S 3    S 2    S 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.              5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...DTJ
REQUESTED BY...STEWART FARNUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.CEDAR.01/ARX