Wisconsin Fire Weather Zone 016

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LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT RAIN TO MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY AND THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH SKIES EXPECTED TO SCATTER THERE BY LATE AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL THEN DROP OUT OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN TRACK INTO NORTHEAST IOWA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE CHANGING TO MAINLY SNOW AS THIS SECOND SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH OUR AREA. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY THANKSGIVING MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING IN MUCH COLDER AIR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MORE TOWARD THEIR NORMAL LATE NOVEMBER LEVELS FOR THE NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND. GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 420 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. HOURS OF SUN........0 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2600 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 23000 OR FAIR (AVE 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN SLEET LIKELY UNTIL 1800. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER 1200. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. HOURS OF SUN........0 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF 0.20 TO 0.30 INCH AMOUNTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2800 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 54000 OR GOOD (AVE 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...COLDER. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 35 TO 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 35 TO 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 25. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 30 TO 35. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 35 TO 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
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