FNUS73 KARX 211654 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR DU5...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1154 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT TO SEE A SLOW DECREASE IN THE CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S. WITH DEW POINTS REMAINING IN THE LOWER 50S... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL IN THE LOWER 40S BY 3 PM. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 12 TO 17 MPH RANGE. THE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM. A FEW SHOWERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MAY IMPACT THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA TONIGHT. A 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. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH TO 17 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH TOWARD EVENING. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /165900 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 67 74 74 77 77 RH..............63 62 50 49 44 43 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 S 9 SW 13 SW 15 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 15 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)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 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......SW 5 SW 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...BOYNE REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.DU5__.02/ARX