FNUS73 KARX 021251
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
751 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY.
LOOK FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS AS
MIXING INCREASES LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW
SPRINKLES MAY FALL AT THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS LIFT
INCREASES WITH THE PASSING OF THE TROUGH. OTHERWISE PLAN ON COOL
AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY
THIS EVENING AS MIXING DECREASES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. SKIES WILL CLEAR LATE TONIGHT AS
THE HIGH EDGES INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /68000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /79100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..53     53     69     76     76     73
WEATHER COV.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............32     35     39     41     43     43
RH..............75     64     54     48     41     43
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 10  NW 11  NW 11  NW 11  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..70     70     62     55     55     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     36     34     32     30     29
RH..............50     61     66     69     75     78

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.ZUMBR.01/ARX