FNUS73 KARX 240808
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NWS TEST SPOT...NWS ARX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
308 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0330 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...THIS SPOT IS FOR TEST PUPORSES ONLY. AGAIN...THIS IS
ONLY A TEST. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER
INFLUENCE FOR THE REGION THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. COLD
CONDITIONS WILL RESULT...WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S...10 TO 15 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. A COUPLE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TO ACROSS ILLINOIS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...THEIR CURRENT TRACK WILL KEEP THE BULK OF THE
ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION JUST SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...FAIR /28800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..17     17     14     14     14     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............13     16     22     27     30     30
RH..............73     70     59     53     51     51
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...04
REQUESTED BY...SI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.NWSTE.01/ARX