FNUS73 KARX 231342
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
842 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...OTHER THAN A FEW PASSING CLOUDS...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PROVIDE QUIET CONDITIONS AT THE BURN SITE TODAY. PLAN ON
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS COULD GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON UNDER PEAK HEATING. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST TOMORROW...WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /74300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /138500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..39     39     38     39     39     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     42     53     58     62     62
RH..............96     77     51     41     38     37
20 FT WIND......NW 4   NW 4   NW 7   NW 8   NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
RH..............42     55     69     76     82     89
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 6   SW 3   SW 1   SW 1   S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..47     47     49     49     49     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     52     61     65     68     69
RH..............85     63     49     46     46     47
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 4    SE 4   SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...WETENKAMP
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.ZUMBR.01/ARX