FNUS73 KMKX 011404
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEPER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
904 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WARM FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF WISCONSIN TODAY. A WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE AXIS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
BRING EASTERLY WINDS...LOW CLOUDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES TODAY.
THE LOW CLOUDS SHOULD GRADUALLY MIX OUT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

THE LOW CLOUDS AND EAST WINDS LIKELY WILL KEEP HIGHS LOWER AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HIGHER THAN ORIGINALLY FORECAST...AND
WILL REFLECT THIS IN THE FORECAST BELOW. HAINES INDEX AND SMOKE
DISPERSAL ALSO LIKELY TO BE LOWER THAN IN THIS FORECAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1500...THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /19300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
                    /26700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     50     54     52
RH..............90     88     75     82
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2700-27700 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     48     46     45     44     44
RH..............80     78     79     79     79     82
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    E 7    E 7    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...WOOD
REQUESTED BY...BEN HALVERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120401.PIEPE.01/MKX