FNUS73 KMKX 041329
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARABOO-CASCADE MTN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
829 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A WEAK
FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY AND
REACH SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE WEST JUST AFTER NOON TODAY AND NORTH THIS EVENING.

THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE DRY WHEN IT PASSES OVER CASCADE
MOUNTAIN TODAY. ONLY A MID LEVEL DECK OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-46000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /83500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /83500 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     52     49
RH..............41     46     52
20 FT WIND......W 11   W 9    NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 91 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29300-67500 KNOT-FT)
                    DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (7000-14300 KNOT-FT)
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     39     35     34     31     27
RH..............51     60     75     75     78     88
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 5   N 5    N 5    N 4    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     5      5

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FORECASTER...CRONCE
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.BARAB.01/MKX