FNUS73 KARX 061130 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR PR23 OSR23B...US FOREST SERVCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 630 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...LOOK FOR SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EVEN STRONGER SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE AREA...INCREASING INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...HIGHER DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INCREASING INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. OTHERWISE...A COLD FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTHEAST TOWARD AND INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 20 MPH SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...EXCELLENT /82800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 54 60 67 72 76 79 81 81 79 76 RH..............93 89 83 64 52 44 39 35 33 33 35 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 7 7 7 11 11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..7 7 13 20 20 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 63 60 58 56 55 RH..............47 65 75 77 77 80 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111006.PR23O.02/ARX