FNUS73 KARX 201240 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS...MINNESOTA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 740 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND DRYING WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. WITH SOME COOLING ALOFT AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND MIXING TO 5K TO 6K FT IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME WING GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEEP MIXING WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR GOOD DRYING WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL AND THE HIGH BUILDS INTO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. WITH LIGHT WINDS...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND THE COOL DRY AIRMASS WITH THE HIGH OVER THE AREA...LOWS TONIGHT WILL HEAD TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK WITH GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO MINNESOTA...WITH SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /88500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /107800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..18 18 20 21 21 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 39 45 49 52 53 RH..............88 64 52 45 38 36 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................NONE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..18 18 22 28 28 46 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST TEMP............51 43 38 36 33 32 RH..............41 54 68 73 78 83 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 NE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................9 PERCENT INCREASING TO 53 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..58 58 77 87 87 96 WEATHER COV.....AREAS S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............33 40 47 50 52 51 RH..............80 63 52 50 50 53 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...RS REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.ZUMBR.01/ARX