Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI

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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






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