FNUS73 KMKX 171344
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCHINSKI FIRE...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
844 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
TO THE BURN SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY.
MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 30S...BUT MAY GET
A LITTLE LOWER IF DEEPER MIXING OCCURS...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS THE
UPPER 20S.

QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-40300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
    TO EXCELLENT /82300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
    MAX...EXCELLENT /87000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     53
RH..............38     38
20 FT WIND......SW 5   S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       5
HAINES INDEX....4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 88 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-41500 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     45     41     41     41     41
RH..............41     58     71     73     76     81
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 3   SE 5   SE 7   S 9    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     20
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...DDV
REQUESTED BY...JIM HOLZWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.LOCHI.01/MKX