FNUS73 KMKX 251243 FWSMKX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK TO POTATO UPLAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 743 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. .DISCUSSION... ANY LINGERING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES ARE EXPECTED TO END AT YOUR LOCATION BEFORE IGNITION TIME. THE REST OF THE DAY WILL SEE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN...WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS SLOWLY EASING DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSES OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND BECOME GUSTY ON FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 60S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (45300-92800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /122800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /135200 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 48 50 51 RH..............57 47 41 39 20 FT WIND......W 12 W 11 W 9 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53400-79000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (2100-27800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 43 37 36 35 36 RH..............44 53 66 69 76 77 20 FT WIND......W 6 SW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8800-53300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (68900-108700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (107300-157000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (57600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............38 45 55 63 67 66 RH..............76 64 50 41 37 39 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 12 S 15 SW 16 SW 16 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...REM REQUESTED BY...BRAD BERGMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.ROCKT.01/MKX