FNUS73 KARX 241215
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR9A-B BLACKLINE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
715 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE WEST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN IN THE EVENING
WITH SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY
MINOR. MORE SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY IS THE DRY LOW LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE. THIS WILL PROMOTE MIXING BY LATE MORNING...AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS. DRIER AIR COULD ALSO MIX DOWN...WITH LOWER RH/S
RESULTING. THE LIGHT VARIABLE EARLY MORNING WINDS WILL TAKE ON A
WESTERLY DIRECTION BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /166000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..6      6      8      23     23     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     30     42     46     49     50
RH..............71     65     43     37     33     34
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    W 7    W 9    W 9    SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................45 PERCENT DECREASING TO NONE EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /3600 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..82     82     95     83     83     66
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE DEFNTE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RAIN   RAIN   SNOW   NONE
TEMP............47     41     36     35     33     32
RH..............40     57     72     78     85     85
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 9   W 8    W 9    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      4      4      4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /91500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..47     47     35     28     28     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     36     41     44     46     47
RH..............85     67     55     49     43     42
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 8    W 9    W 9    W 9    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...TR
REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.OSR9A.01/ARX