FNUS73 KARX 261255 CCA FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR FIELD 2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 752 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...SOMEWHAT BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER MUCH OF WISCONSIN AS HIGH PRESSURE NOSES DOWN INTO MINNESOTA. GUSTS OF 15 MPH OR SO ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. DAYTIME HEATING AND DRY AIR FLOWING IN WILL ALLOW THE OFF AND ON CLOUDS TO DISSIPATE THROUGH THE DAY. AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD DROP QUITE A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON...BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT. EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL IS ANTICIPATED DUE TO DEEP MIXING AND THE BLUSTERY WIND. PLAN ON WINDS TO DROP OFF QUICKLY THIS EVENING. WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE NIGHT...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND FREEZING AND THE LIGHTER WINDS...SOME FROST IS POSSIBLE. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS. EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD PICK UP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. STILL...LIMITED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER DAY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON...IN THIS CASE DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /108700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /137900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..60 60 42 17 17 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 45 50 54 55 54 RH..............82 67 47 32 27 26 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....3 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST LATE IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1300 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..17 17 24 28 28 33 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST TEMP............52 43 37 35 33 33 RH..............28 40 54 62 65 65 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 NE 5 NE 3 NE 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /65200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..37 37 46 52 52 67 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 42 49 53 54 55 RH..............63 45 36 31 31 31 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...AJ REQUESTED BY...MIKE BELSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.FIELD.01/ARX