FNUS73 KARX 031358 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR PR 27...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 858 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL KEEP CLOUDS OVER THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THERE MAY EVEN BE A FEW FLURRIES THIS MORNING...BUT NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY TODAY AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT AROUND 50 DEGREES WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT. WITH THE HIGH BUILDING INTO THE AREA...THE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLIDES ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /35500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /68600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..98 98 86 74 74 52 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 37 43 48 51 51 RH..............66 66 52 44 39 39 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /0 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..25 25 15 7 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 39 36 33 30 29 RH..............46 64 69 75 85 85 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 N 3 N 3 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /47400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 16 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............29 35 41 47 51 55 58 60 62 63 63 62 RH..............85 69 59 49 42 37 33 31 28 29 31 35 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...04 REQUESTED BY...DANIEL LABER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.PR27_.01/ARX