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SPOT FORECAST FOR PR 010203 RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
347 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (608) 784-8292 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND
IGNITION TIME. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 5-10 MPH BY LATE
MORNING AND CONTINUE FOR THE DURATION OF THE BURN, DECREASING TO
LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 5 PM. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
BETWEEN 30-35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 60S. BOTH MIXING HEIGHTS AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL IMPROVE
WITH TIME AFTER IGNITION WITH EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL EXPECTED
BY THIS AFTERNOON AND MIXING HEIGHTS REACHING TO BETWEEN 6-7 KFT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1400 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /101200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 26 29 52 30 34 34 30 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 56 60 63 65 65 65 66 64
RH..............74 62 51 41 37 35 35 33 37
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 14 14 15 15 15 15 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.4 3.3 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 17 17 18 17 16 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 14 36 78 88 101 96 84 66
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........42 29 40 32 48 42 38 44 57 64 61 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 58 53 51 50 48 47 46 45 45 44 43
RH..............43 55 64 68 71 74 76 79 79 79 79 82
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W SW SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 3 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (53200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 40 48 43 51 59 43 33 46 24 30 43
WEATHER COV..... CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............43 43 45 50 57 61 65 68 69 70 71 69
RH..............82 86 86 86 67 56 48 45 45 46 46 51
20 FT WIND DIR..N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 3 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 8 11 13 14 15 15 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.5 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.7 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 6 9 8 12 14 16 18 20 20 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 2 2 6 6 15 28 37 48 53 47 30
FORECASTER...KB
REQUESTED BY...L. NEAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/08/26
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