FNUS73 KARX 131354 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ORONOCO...MINNESOTA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 854 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE MORNING AND FOR THE AFTERNOON. AS THE THICKEST OF THESE CLOUDS PASS AROUND MID-DAY SOME ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WITH MAINLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE MOVES TO NEAR THE MINNESOTA/ DAKOTAS BORDER. BY MID AFTERNOON SOUTH WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. THE INCREASE OF CLOUDS FOR THE DAY WILL KEEP MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. WARMING WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THE AREA. A VERY WARM AND DRY DAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 25-30 PERCENT IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. NO CURRENT OBSERVATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE SITE SO FORECAST TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES COULD BE OFF A FEW DEGREES OR PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /46900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /98800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..43 43 66 78 78 76 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............37 46 53 60 62 64 RH..............72 63 50 38 39 41 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 9 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................NONE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............63 59 56 56 55 52 RH..............48 60 69 72 77 86 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 11 SW 8 SW 8 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /232200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..15 15 27 37 37 42 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............54 67 79 84 89 90 RH..............83 56 41 36 29 28 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 S 12 S 18 S 18 SW 18 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...RS REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130513.ORONO.01/ARX