FNUS73 KMKX 161313
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
713 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 CST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY...SEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY.
IN SPITE OF A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE
TO REACH 40 DEGREES. DEEP MIXING WILL DROP DEW POINTS TO AROUND 10 DEGREES
...PRODUCING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN THE 25 AND 30 PERCENT.

WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 MPH BY MID-MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY EASING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE DRY
AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /53900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /92300 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (66500-115200 KNOT-FT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     34     37     39     40     36
RH..............61     49     38     31     26     38
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 14  NW 15  NW 16  W 15   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....5      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-48200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (74100-100000 KNOT-FT)
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     30     29     29     28     27
RH..............53     55     60     58     58     60
20 FT WIND......W 11   W 9    W 10   W 10   W 9    W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...REM
REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111116.CHIWA.01/MKX