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SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR 5   6 BLACKLINE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
738 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER MANITOBA WILL BUILD
SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL
PROVIDE CLEAR SKIES AND DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS HIGH AND A DEPARTING TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH TODAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTS TO AROUND
20...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON
SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 60S WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /81300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /100700 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..69     69     23     17     17     2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     49     55     58     60     61
RH..............89     73     56     42     36     32
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 9    N 11   N 11   N 11   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....2      3      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............59     50     42     39     36     34
RH..............28     41     60     76     85     89
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 8   NE 4   NE 2   NE 2   NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /34200 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..1      1      4      10     10     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     49     59     64     65     67
RH..............70     46     33     30     29     28
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 1    S 1    S 4    S 4    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...04
REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.OSR56.01/ARX
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