FNUS73 KARX 211509 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH EAST WEDU...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1009 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CENTER OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY. THE BURN AREA WILL BE DIRECTLY UNDER THE HIGH....WITH WINDS REMAINING LIGHT AND FROM THE NORTHWEST. MIXING UP TO AROUND 800 MB MAY LEAD TO OCCASIONAL LATE MORNING / AFTERNOON GUSTS AROUND 15 KTS...REMAINING FROM THE NORTHWEST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AS HIGHS WILL TOP OUT IN THE LOW 70S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 30S. FOR TONIGHT...THE HIGH WILL DRIFT OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE WEST THEN SOUTH. EXCELLENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE UPPER 40S. FOR TUESDAY...PLAN ON STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. GOOD DAYTIME MIXING WILL LEAD TO GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH TOWARD EVENING. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /120500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /120500 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..0 0 0 3 3 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 61 67 71 72 73 RH..............86 57 39 30 28 28 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 N 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..17 17 22 28 28 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 61 53 52 49 48 RH..............32 48 66 74 82 87 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 S 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /113700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..45 45 46 42 42 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 62 71 76 78 78 RH..............77 53 39 35 33 34 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DTJ REQUESTED BY...WEAVER DUNES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.NORTH.01/ARX