FNUS73 KARX 271344
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH PILES - WABASHA PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
744 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.  DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 34.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 69.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 24 PERCENT IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /57100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /71800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..100    100    97     95     95     96
WEATHER COV.....              CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............31     33     34     33     34     34
RH..............72     69     72     78     75     75
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 10   N 11   N 12   N 12   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    SNOW 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...FAIR /25900 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..95     95     86     79     79     66
WEATHER COV.....OCNL   OCNL   OCNL
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     31     29     27     26     25
RH..............78     81     85     88     85     84
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 8    N 6    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      2      2

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /61400 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..60     60     68     71     71     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............23     24     27     30     32     32
RH..............88     84     78     72     66     66
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    N 8    N 8    N 8    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      3      3

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FORECASTER...TH
REQUESTED BY...LISA REID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.BRUSH.01/ARX