FNUS73 KARX 241312 FWSARX SPOT FORECAST FOR ORONOCO...MINNESOTA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 812 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. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 6 TO 12 MPH RANGE ONCE MIXING INCREASES LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS COULD GUST TO AROUND 17 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /46700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /66900 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..1 1 3 14 14 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 51 58 62 65 66 RH..............67 52 44 41 40 40 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 17 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (% OPAQUE)..58 58 79 92 92 94 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 59 55 55 53 51 RH..............43 55 66 66 71 80 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................56 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (% OPAQUE)..95 95 95 94 94 91 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 49 52 55 56 56 RH..............83 89 80 72 69 66 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 11 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...WETENKAMP REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.ORONO.01/ARX