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SPOT FORECAST FOR BONG REFUGE...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
853 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE
TODAY OF 55 DEGREES TO BE REACHED EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN COOLING
TEMPERATURES AFTER 3 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 18 MPH
LATER THIS MORNING...WITH DAYTIME MIXING PRODUCING GUSTS OF 20
TO 25 MPH BY 11 AM...LASTING THROUGH MOST 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 BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH.

THE DRY AIR AND EXPECTED TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL DROP MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT AT YOUR LOCATION. WILL
BE WATCHING DEW POINTS CAREFULLY AS CURRENT FORECASTS ARE BASED ON MIXING
UP TO ABOUT 4000 FEET AROUND NOON 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 20S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-49500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /61300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /73200 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     56     54     48
RH..............41     34     32     42
20 FT WIND......NE 11  E 16   E 14   NE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (12500-22000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     42     40     38     37     34
RH..............47     50     55     59     61     72
20 FT WIND......NE 11  NE 10  NE 9   NE 9   NE 9   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...CRONCE
REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.BONGR.01/MKX