FNUS73 KARX 251616
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER STEVE CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1116 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WAS PUSHING VERY SLOWLY
NORTHWARD WITH THE NORTHERN EDGE NOW ENTERING SOUTHERN CLARK
COUNTY. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE TO NEAR 60 OR THE LOWER 60S
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 45 TO
50 PERCENT RANGE. GENERALLY EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW POTENTIAL GUSTS
TO 20 MPH. THE RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING
FOLLOWED BY CLEARING SKIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /60400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /85400 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..80     80     80     79     79     70
WEATHER COV.....ISOLATED ISOLTD ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............46     51     56     59     60     60
RH..............86     66     57     53     51     49
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 9    NE 10  NE 11  NE 11  NE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     25
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...FAIR /22200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..64     64     53     44     44     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     51     47     45     43     41
RH..............55     61     63     60     65     73
20 FT WIND......NE 14  NE 14  NE 14  NE 12  NE 12  NE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110525.UPPER.01/ARX