FNUS73 KMKX 051526
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAGGATZ CREEK...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1026 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 20S THIS AFTERNOON...
WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING AFTER AN EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH AROUND 54...
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BETWEEN 20
AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN LIGHTER ON FRIDAY WITH THE HIGH
CENTERED OVER EASTERN WISCONSIN. A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
WITH FROST LINGERING INTO THE MID-MORNING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /46000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /46000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (53500-71900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     49     53     54
RH..............47     33     24     24
20 FT WIND......NE 12  NE 11  NE 11  NE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...CRONCE
REQUESTED BY...JIM TOMASKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.TAGGA.01/MKX