FNUS73 KARX 151105 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING LAKE ISLANDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 605 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION... WEAKENING AREA OF SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA MOVING EAST TOWARD AREA. A FEW OF THESE MAY SURVIVE TO REACH THE BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING...BUT VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER FROM LATE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. WIND GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTH AND DIMINISHING AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST TOWARD EVENING. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /67700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /74400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..11 11 34 65 65 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 69 72 73 75 RH..............58 48 36 30 28 26 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 NW 9 NW 6 NW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..25 25 25 25 25 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 67 60 57 54 51 RH..............27 39 53 67 71 83 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /40000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..27 27 29 34 34 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 64 73 76 77 78 RH..............80 54 40 36 33 32 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 1 S 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MW REQUESTED BY...LISA REID TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130515.SPRIN.01/ARX