FNUS73 KARX 131318
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PR29A  H...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
818 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE AXIS OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST TO THE
SOUTHWEST.  THIS WIND SHIFT APPEARS TO GET INTO NECEDAH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON SOMETIME BETWEEN 3-4PM.  MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
CLIMB THIS MORNING AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES QUICKLY RISE INTO THE
50S AND 60S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 6 MPH TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /33000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /73500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..10  10  10  13  13  13  14  14  14  15  15  15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  43  44  47  51  55  59  62  64  65  65  63
RH..............70  66  59  51  42  35  31  27  26  26  26  28
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.11  11  11  14  14  14  14  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............59     52     48     47     44     44
RH..............33     48     62     69     80     84
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 4   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.WEDNESDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /58500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............47     54     62     69     75     75
RH..............79     69     60     53     46     47
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    S 11   SW 12  SW 12  SW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...DS
REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.PR29A.02/ARX