FNUS73 KARX 121353
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOW SHOOT PILE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
753 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON DECEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH
DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA TODAY. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE BREEZY SOUTHWEST
WINDS TODAY. SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING AND
THEN INCREASE TO 15 MPH FOR LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A FEW
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AS THE LOW PASSES BY. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL
PASS ACROSS MINNESOTA THURSDAY TO PRODUCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO
15 MPH AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........24 AT IGNITION...MAX 35.
RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 64.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...FAIR
                    /20800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..91     91     64     53     53     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............15     22     27     32     35     34
RH..............92     90     76     66     64     66
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 4    S 8    S 10   S 10   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      15     15     15     20
HAINES INDEX....3      4      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /3000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..39     39     35     19     19     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     30     29     28     28     27
RH..............72     72     75     78     75     74
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 9    S 8    S 8    S 8    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /31400 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..36     36     38     46     46     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     26     30     35     37     34
RH..............81     85     78     69     67     72
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    S 9    SW 9   SW 9   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...04
REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121212.BOWSH.01/ARX