FNUS73 KARX 071553 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS WOODS SNA...MNDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1053 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...WATCHING A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST- SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA LATE THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY POP UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE HEATING AND COLDER AIR ALOFT CREATING FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATES. OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE MID-30 PERCENT RANGE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH PREVAILING EAST WINDS IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREEP BACK INTO THE AREA BY SUNDAY/MOTHERS DAY AFTERNOON AS STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS SENDS INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR INTO THE REGION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 6 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /57900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /58800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..64 64 52 53 53 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 63 66 67 66 RH..............55 43 38 37 40 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................NONE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..51 51 42 39 39 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 56 53 51 48 47 RH..............46 64 69 74 83 86 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /84200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..61 61 73 78 78 73 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 54 60 64 67 67 RH..............86 71 60 54 49 47 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...DAS REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110507.ZUMBR.01/ARX