FNUS73 KARX 061331
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH PILES - WABASHA PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
731 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY WITH SOME GRADUAL CLEARING POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT...A NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BREEZE THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY...AHEAD OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE DAKOTAS.
BETTER SHOT OF SOME CLEARING COMES TONIGHT WHICH WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR FOG FORMATION...ALONG WITH A DECENT TEMPERATURE
DROP. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHEAST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFF TO THE
EAST. NOTE THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO
DROP LOWER THAN FORECAST ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 29.
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5
                    MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /19700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /37700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..84     84     75     70     70     56
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............22     21     22     26     29     29
RH..............77     81     81     71     63     63
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 6   NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING.
                    AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 10.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..42     42     15     16     16     24
WEATHER COV.....              PATCHY AREAS  AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG    FOG
TEMP............25     20     16     14     13     10
RH..............68     77     80     76     76     83
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 2   W 1    W 1    W 1    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      4      4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 33.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...FAIR /28200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..25     25     27     28     28     33
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............11     15     23     30     33     32
RH..............73     77     71     63     63     66
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 1    SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...AJ
REQUESTED BY...LISA REID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130306.BRUSH.01/ARX