Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI

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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






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