FNUS73 KARX 081304
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALLARD...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
804 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
TODAY AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM DRIFTS EAST INTO THE REGION.  WINDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT THOUGH SOME AFTERNOON MIXING COULD BRING
SOME GUSTS INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.  RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING
THAN THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /39200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /67300 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..20     20     20     43     43     69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     62     73     76     77     77
RH..............80     62     44     39     37     39
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 2   S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...HALBACH
REQUESTED BY...LISA MAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130508.BALLA.01/ARX