FNUS73 KMKX 091149
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BONG BURN...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
649 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
TODAY. DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN VERY LOW...BUT COOLER
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BRING SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
ABOUT AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY WITH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON REACHING
NEAR 35 MPH. COLDER AIR FLOWING INTO THE AREA WILL
RESULT IN TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT.
THE COOL WEATHER...BUT WITH SLIGHTLY DIMINISHED WIND WILL
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 33 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (69400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /203000 KNOT-FT/ AT
                    IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /136200 KNOT-FT/
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /203000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     51     52     56     54
RH..............44     37     35     27     30
20 FT WIND......W 11   W 15   W 18   NW 20  NW 19
20 FT WIND GUST.20     30     30     33     33
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (200500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (80800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (21000-50900 KNOT-FT)
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST  FROST
TEMP............47     41     37     36     33     31
RH..............38     48     56     56     63     66
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 11  NW 9   NW 8   NW 8   NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...DAVIS
REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.BONGB.01/MKX