FNUS73 KMKX 041334
FWSMKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
834 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 AND REACH
FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND NORTH THIS EVENING.

THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE DRY IN SOUTHEAST WI. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-38900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD /57200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /59100 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR
                    (5900-8000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     47     49     50     50
RH..............50     43     42     42     44
20 FT WIND......SW 11  SW 14  SW 14  W 14   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....M      M      M      M      M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3800-25500 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     44     40     39     36     34
RH..............48     61     73     73     82     82
20 FT WIND......W 8    NW 7   N 10   N 9    N 9    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...CRONCE
REQUESTED BY...MARTY JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.CHIWA.02/MKX