FNUS73 KMKX 091217 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER RD CATTAILS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 617 AM CST THU FEB 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL TODAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 22 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN WISOCNSIN. WINDS SHOULD BE MORE SOUTHWEST THAN WEST. MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE RH. EXPECT MIN RH AROUND 38 PCT. THEY POSSIBLY COULD GO A LITTLE LOWER BUT CONDITIONS ARE NOT REAL FAVORABLE TO MIX OUT DUE TO A WEAK STABLE LAYER BELOW 2 THSD FT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30 AT IGNITION...MAX 35. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /41600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /48900 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55500-63600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 32 32 RH..............44 40 42 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 22. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18400-51500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............30 28 27 26 25 25 RH..............58 66 74 78 81 81 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 23. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (48300-76400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............24 22 21 21 20 18 RH..............84 77 65 59 59 61 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 10 N 11 N 11 N 10 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HENTZ REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120209.TOWER.01/MKX