FNUS73 KMKX 011153 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE BURN...WDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 653 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PULL WARMER AIR INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE DRIFTING ACROSS YOUR AREA...BUT SUNSHINE WILL REMAIN ABUNDANT. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR YOUR BURN WILL BE THE WIND DIRECTION. BEING SO CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN...EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 11AM AND NOON...FROM ABOUT 150-160 DEGREES ON THE COMPASS. WINDS WILL TURN BACK TO THE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST BY 5-6PM THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE A GOOD BURN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 11AM AND NOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /26000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /39700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 54 59 60 58 RH..............71 59 53 53 59 20 FT WIND......S 10 SE 12 SE 14 SE 12 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 23 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............56 55 53 51 50 49 RH..............64 72 74 74 74 74 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 11 S 11 S 12 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...DAVIS REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111101.CHIWA.01/MKX