FNUS73 KMKX 051227 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY LO...WDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 727 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. THE COOL DRY AIR WILL BRING DEW POINTS DOWN INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON... BUT WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING AFTER AN EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH AROUND 50... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL HOLD BETWEEN 27 AND 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWER NEAR THE LAKE. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN LIGHTER ON FRIDAY WITH THE HIGH CENTERED OVER EASTERN WISCONSIN. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /47100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /50100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55800-70300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 49 50 48 RH..............53 47 39 30 33 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 10 NE 11 NE 12 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 99 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4500-53900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (2600-3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TEMP............46 38 34 34 33 30 RH..............35 50 64 69 72 85 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 6 NE 5 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-27000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 39 48 51 52 51 RH..............96 62 40 36 36 37 20 FT WIND......NE 4 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...REM REQUESTED BY...RACHEL ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.HWYLO.01/MKX