FNUS73 KARX 271308 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR FIELD 9...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 808 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AT THE BURN SITE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE. RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. LOOK FOR THE SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /74300 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..22 22 38 50 50 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 35 45 51 55 55 RH..............77 61 43 34 31 32 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 49 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...GOOD /30600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..84 84 93 98 98 97 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............52 45 42 39 37 35 RH..............37 47 49 51 65 75 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 2. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /101900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..96 96 98 97 97 86 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............35 38 42 45 46 47 RH..............79 72 65 61 59 61 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 12 E 12 E 12 E 12 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WETENKAMP REQUESTED BY...MIKE BELSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120427.FIELD.01/ARX