FNUS73 KARX 151235 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS...MNDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 735 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...THE WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH. SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING TO 10 MPH OR LESS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. THE HIGH WILL THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /63800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /137200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..17 17 36 28 28 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 70 78 75 75 76 RH..............51 38 30 26 28 28 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 NW 14 NW 15 NW 15 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................NONE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............71 61 53 49 45 43 RH..............31 43 55 64 76 82 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 6 N 4 N 4 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........MAX 6. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..10 10 23 30 30 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 56 64 69 72 72 RH..............74 53 37 29 27 28 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 N 3 W 2 W 2 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...04 REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.ZUMBR.01/ARX