FNUS73 KARX 241123 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDWAY RAILROAD PRAIRIE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 623 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE BURN AREA TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE INTO THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE ONCE MIXING INCREASES DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. WINDS COULD GUST TO AROUND 13 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...GUSTING TO 13 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /31400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD /48800 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..1 1 1 3 3 3 12 12 12 28 28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 44 48 52 55 58 61 63 65 66 66 65 RH..............73 65 56 50 45 40 38 36 35 34 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..120 120 140 140 150 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 8 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 12 12 13 12 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 16 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..47 47 67 82 82 90 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 55 50 49 48 48 RH..............43 59 74 77 83 83 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................24 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /83200 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..92 92 88 84 84 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 47 51 55 56 57 RH..............86 86 74 64 62 59 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WETENKAMP REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.MIDWA.01/ARX