FNUS73 KARX 211243 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR DU5...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 743 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...PLAN ON A STREAM OF CLOUDS FROM THE SOUTH...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...TO DISSIPATE SLIGHTLY HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE SUNSHINE COMBINED WITH A SOUTHERLY BREEZE SHOULD HELP TEMPERATURES WARM WELL INTO THE 70S DURING THE AFTERNOON AND PERHAPS REACH 80. AS A RESULT OF MIXING FROM THE SUN...LOOK FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO A MINIMUM NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES EAST. A FEW SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT COULD EVEN IMPACT THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA TONIGHT. BETTER SHOT FOR RAIN COMES ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AS A BAND OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF IOWA THEN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /115800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /174500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..78 78 67 61 61 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 66 71 76 80 80 RH..............63 65 59 45 40 39 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................8 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..65 65 72 75 75 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 69 66 64 61 60 RH..............46 60 67 74 81 85 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /58000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..78 78 81 84 84 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 61 66 69 72 72 RH..............89 82 71 63 59 58 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...AJ REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.DU5__.01/ARX