FNUS73 KARX 281337
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH PILES - WABASHA PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
737 AM CST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL FLURRIES
LIKELY ENDING BY THIS EVENING.  WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES OUT
OF THE NORTH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 33.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /52300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /61000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..93     93     84     79     79     77
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............31     30     31     31     33     32
RH..............72     75     75     72     63     66
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 10   N 10   N 10   N 10   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 17.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /7700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..76     76     73     71     71     72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     26     23     21     20     19
RH..............72     74     77     81     81     80
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 7    N 7    N 4    N 4    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      3      3      3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /44500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..72     72     67     65     65     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............17     20     24     28     30     29
RH..............84     77     68     60     58     60
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 6    N 7    N 7    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...TH
REQUESTED BY...LISA REID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.BRUSH.01/ARX