FNUS73 KMKX 021041 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITHERMAN PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 541 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A WEAK AND DRY COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WEST WINDS TO NORTHWEST WINDS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-37600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD /56000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /96900 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 49 50 51 52 54 54 54 52 RH..............47 44 42 41 38 34 32 32 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 9 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (13800-60400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (2700-7800 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 43 38 34 31 30 RH..............39 49 59 69 75 78 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 N 4 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10100-50800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 39 46 49 51 50 RH..............75 54 43 42 39 41 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 N 6 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...GEHRING REQUESTED BY...TERRY SEVERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.SMITH.01/MKX