FNUS73 KMKX 021147 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR BABBITT WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 647 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PERSISTENT EAST FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER HUDSON BAY AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL DRIER DEWPOINTS FEEDING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. AREAS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WILL REMAIN COOL...WHILE AREAS WEST OF MADISON REACH THE LOWER 60S. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS WISCONSIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /38000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /50700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 51 53 54 53 RH..............71 61 54 52 54 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.18 23 25 25 24 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 89 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10400-39600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 51 50 49 48 47 RH..............56 61 66 71 74 79 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 10 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 10 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-46600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD (52800-53200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 52 57 58 57 RH..............83 83 77 69 64 59 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 4 N 1 N 5 N 9 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HENTZ REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.BABBI.01/MKX