FNUS73 KARX 241447 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR KICKAPOO VALLEY RX BURN...BIA GREAT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 947 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL QUICKLY CLEAR LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL BE FOUND NEAR IGNITION THAN GRADUALLY SHIFT TO WEST BY 2 PM...AND NORTHWEST BY 4 PM. WINDS SPEED WILL BE 5 MPH OR LESS. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE DISTRICTS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES OVER THE CENTRAL WISCONSIN DISTRICTS. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL MOSTLY BE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST BY 2 PM AND NORTHWEST BY 4 PM. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE 5 MPH OR LESS. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /47300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /56300 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..75 75 61 53 53 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 49 55 61 64 65 RH..............73 54 43 36 34 34 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 3 SW 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOYNE REQUESTED BY...DAVE PERGOLSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.KICKA.01/ARX