FNUS73 KARX 241356
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW CHESTER ELK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
856 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
TODAY. AS THE MIXING DEPTH INCREASES IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...EXPECT SOME LIGHT GUSTS IN THE WIND FIELD.

WE WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK ON THE QUALITY OF THE FORECAST. HAVE A
GOOD AND SAFE BURN!

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /47300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /117400 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..0      10     21     21     43
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     52     58     61     60
RH..............79     61     51     46     47
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 9    W 10   W 10   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1400 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..58     58     79     90     90     96
WEATHER COV.....                     LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     49     47     46     45     44
RH..............61     74     79     79     86     93
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 4    SE 3   SE 3   E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4      4      3

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FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...PAUL CHARLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.NEWCH.01/ARX