000 FNUS53 KMPX 012044 FWFMPX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 244 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM AFFECTING THE UPPER MIDWEST BY THE WEEKEND. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. IT WILL TURN COLDER EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MID WEEK. WIZ014-015-023-021315- POLK-BARRON-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 244 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. HOURS OF SUN........8 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1800 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 37000 OR GOOD (AVE 12-6 PM). .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 2400 UNTIL 0600...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED TRACE TO 0.05 INCH AMOUNTS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW. HOURS OF SUN........1 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1900 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 16000 OR FAIR (AVE 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 25 TO 30. WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 20 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 25 TO 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 20 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. $$ WIZ016-024>028-021315- RUSK-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LADYSMITH...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 244 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. HOURS OF SUN........8 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1900 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 33000 OR GOOD (AVE 12-6 PM). .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 2400 UNTIL 0600...THEN SNOW LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF TRACE TO 0.05 INCH AMOUNTS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW. HOURS OF SUN........0 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF 0.10 TO 0.20 INCH AMOUNTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1400 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 12000 OR POOR (AVE 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 25 TO 30. WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 20 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 25 TO 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. $$