FNUS73 KARX 211341 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS...MINNESOTA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 841 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST TOWARD EVENING. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /111300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /111900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..0 0 0 3 3 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 55 66 71 72 73 RH..............91 67 40 32 31 30 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................NONE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............70 61 54 52 51 50 RH..............34 50 66 71 76 80 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 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)..48 48 45 39 39 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 62 71 76 78 78 RH..............74 54 42 37 36 37 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 14 S 17 S 17 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DS/ZT REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.ZUMBR.01/ARX