FNUS73 KMKX 051341
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HRRBP1201-SOMMERS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
740 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 CST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN A MILD AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
INTO FRIDAY. SOME CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME...BUT
TEMPERATURES SHOULD STILL RISE WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.


A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY...WITH DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT MAY BRING FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS TO FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN...LINGERING INTO SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27 AT IGNITION...MAX 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 68 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
                    /9700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     27     31     36     38     37
RH..............78     78     76     75     70     72
20 FT WIND......SW 4   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 7   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     15     16
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2700-3800 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     36     36     36     35     35
RH..............75     75     75     79     82     82
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 8   W 7    W 6    SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...HENTZ
REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120105.HRRBP.01/MKX