FNUS73 KARX 251244 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSH CREEK NORTH...WISCONSIN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 744 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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 LOWER 30S 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.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /89000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /91100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..77 77 56 38 38 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 38 43 47 50 51 RH..............75 67 53 43 41 39 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 9 NW 9 W 8 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1300 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..23 23 40 53 53 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 43 38 37 38 37 RH..............44 55 70 75 76 82 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /123100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..62 62 55 51 51 54 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 47 57 64 66 66 RH..............82 65 51 43 43 45 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TR REQUESTED BY...DEAN EDLIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.RUSHC.01/ARX