FNUS73 KIWX 031511
FWSIWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIPPECANOE RIVER SP...IDNR FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1111 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP SKIES CLEAR WITH
LIGHT NORTH WINDS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. INVERSION WILL SET UP QUICKLY AFTER
SUNSET AND SHOULD TRAP SMOKE CLOSE TO THE SURFACE WITH LITTLE
MIXING AND DISPERSION OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...DREW DAILY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.TIPPE.01/IWX