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SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRFIELD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
738 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER AIR TODAY WITH DEW POINTS MIXING OUT
DURING THE AFTERNOON RESULTING IN LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SHOWERS ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /23000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /46300 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD
                    (32800-52600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     69     75     79     79
RH..............90     63     40     29     29
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 4   NW 5   NW 5   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (700-16800 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............76     71     66     62     60     59
RH..............34     46     56     60     67     75
20 FT WIND......W 3    SW 1   SW 1   S 2    S 2    SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             5      5
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...HENTZ
REQUESTED BY...BEN HALVERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120906.FAIRF.01/MKX