FNUS73 KARX 231443
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KICKAPOO VALLEY...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
943 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING PARTY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO THE
BURN SITE TODAY. PLAN ON NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN UNSHELTERED LOCATIONS. SOME VARIABILITY IN THE WIND SPEED AND
DIRECTION CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH AN
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY COMPONENT TO THE WIND. SOUTH SLOPES SHOULD SEE
SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS...WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
POSSIBLE. UNSHELTERED LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS IN THE 20 TO
25 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES QUICKLY RECOVERING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE
                    20 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /137600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /226100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..43     43     44     26     26     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     45     53     57     59     60
RH..............92     65     43     35     33     32
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 6   N 10   NW 14  NW 14  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................NONE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /300 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..53     53     56     58     58     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     51     45     43     41     39
RH..............36     47     59     66     72     80
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 8   N 5    NW 2   NW 2   W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...FAIR /21000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..66     66     62     58     58     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     51     59     63     64     65
RH..............79     57     44     43     44     46
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 2    W 3    W 3    W 3    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5

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FORECASTER...WETENKAMP
REQUESTED BY...DAVE PERGOLSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.KICKA.01/ARX