FNUS73 KARX 211216 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR 5...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 716 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...LARGE LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST INTO IOWA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CIRCULATION AROUND THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE A FEED OF SOMEWHAT MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION...ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SPOTTY SHOWERS CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT... ALTHOUGH NOT EXPRESSLY INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................14 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /131600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /172100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..87 87 85 86 86 81 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 68 74 76 75 75 RH..............92 78 64 58 55 54 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /400 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..63 63 61 74 74 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 67 59 56 53 52 RH..............55 68 87 93 100 100 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 4 W 3 W 3 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /40600 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..90 90 95 98 98 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 58 62 64 64 63 RH..............100 83 75 70 70 70 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 N 6 N 6 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MW REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130521.OSR5_.01/ARX