FNUS73 KMKX 041153 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR BABBITT WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 653 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOK FOR SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY OF 60 DEGREES TO BE REACHED EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY COOLING TEMPERATURES AFTER 3 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...WITH DAYTIME MIXING PRODUCING GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH BY 3 PM...LASTING THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. LOW-LYING AREAS WILL SEE PATCHY FROST...BUT WINDS WILL STAY UP TONIGHT... BETWEEN 8 AND 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 15 MPH. THE DRY AIR AND EXPECTED TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL DROP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT AT YOUR LOCATION. WILL BE WATCHING DEW POINTS CAREFULLY AS CURRENT FORECASTS ARE BASED ON MIXING UP TO ABOUT 5500 FEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING WITH THE AFTERNOON COOL DOWN. IF MIXING HEIGHT IS HIGHER INTO MUCH DRIER AIR ALOFT...DEW POINTS WILL FALL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /29900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /40800 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31600-62600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 52 57 59 56 RH..............60 43 34 28 30 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 88 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7900-16500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............49 43 38 35 33 31 RH..............39 53 64 66 75 81 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11200-47700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (49900-73600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 38 45 48 49 47 RH..............85 67 49 40 36 38 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...REM REQUESTED BY...SEAN SALLMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.BABBI.01/MKX