FNUS73 KARX 161232 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS...MNDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 732 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WISCONSIN TODAY. THE HIGH WILL PROVIDE SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS THAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE NORTH AROUND TO THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. DEEP MIXING WILL OCCUR UNDERNEATH THE HIGH TODAY THAT WILL BRING DOWN DRY AIR ALLOWING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT...A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER MINNESOTA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR INCREASING SOUTH WINDS THURSDAY THAT WILL BRING IN MORE MOISTURE KEEPING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /27500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /33300 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..5 5 14 16 16 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 54 63 68 71 71 RH..............91 51 32 23 19 20 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 NW 4 NW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 6 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................NONE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............68 61 57 55 52 51 RH..............25 38 50 60 70 76 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..69 69 71 70 70 60 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 62 69 74 77 77 RH..............73 56 48 42 40 41 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 16 S 17 S 17 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...04 REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.ZUMBR.02/ARX