FNUS73 KARX 251235 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR9A-B BLACKLINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 735 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION... MORNING CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO MORE SUNSHINE BY LATE MORNING AS MIXING KICKS IN. THIS MIXING WILL ALSO LEAD TO SOME GUSTINESS TO THE WINDS...ALONG WITH LOWERING OF THE DEW POINTS AND HUMIDITIES. HOWEVER...SOME SUGGESTION THAT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COULD BE HANGING AROUND...AND IF THAT IS THE CASE...MORE LOW CLOUDS WOULD QUICKLY DEVELOP AS THESE MORNING CLOUDS BREAK UP. THE MORE SKY COVER THE LESS MIXING. CANNOT RULE A DROP INTO THE MID 20S FOR MINIMUM RH/S IF SUNSHINE BECOMES FAIRLY PREVALENT. WINDS SHOULD STAY WESTERLY FOR MOST OF THE DAY...WITH A SHIFT TOWARD SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST TOWARD SUNDOWN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30. WIND (20FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /91700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /102200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..58 58 41 34 34 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 37 42 47 50 51 RH..............83 67 53 40 33 32 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 10 W 10 W 10 W 10 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1700 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..23 23 45 63 63 77 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 41 36 34 34 34 RH..............38 50 67 78 82 85 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................6 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /111800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..78 78 64 52 52 51 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............37 46 55 61 64 65 RH..............82 65 53 46 43 43 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 12 SW 12 SW 12 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TR REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.OSR9A.01/ARX