FNUS73 KARX 121452
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PR 14...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
952 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT
EAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
IN THE 5 TO 8 MPH RANGE. AS DIURNAL HEATING AND MIXING OCCUR UNDER
SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON...DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE
SURFACE...WITH DEW POINTS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30 TO 33
DEGREE RANGE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
REGION REMAINS ON THE WEAK SIDE. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN MOVES
INTO THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SAGS
INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /13200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /48200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..0      0      0      0      0      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     45     52     59     63     64
RH..............100    76     55     40     32     30
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 4   S 5    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..13     13     39     52     52     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     52     48     45     43     41
RH..............37     52     63     73     79     85
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...RS
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL LABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.PR14_.01/ARX