FNUS73 KARX 151239 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW CHESTER-PINE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 739 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY AND INTO LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY WITH SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 50S AND EXPECT A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWN AROUND 30 PERCENT. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE MIDDLE 30S. PARTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS SHOULD OCCUR FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO AROUND 60 DEGREES. THE WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 40 PERCENT. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /44100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /52700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..12 12 14 8 8 15 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 39 48 54 58 57 RH..............95 68 46 36 32 33 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 N 5 N 5 N 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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)..19 19 26 30 30 37 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............51 43 40 38 37 36 RH..............44 60 70 76 79 82 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NW 1 NW 0 NW 0 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............35 42 52 58 61 60 RH..............89 67 48 40 39 42 $$ FORECASTER...04 REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110915.NEWCH.01/ARX