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FNUS73 KARX 151701
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON NORTH SUBUNIT A...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1201 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
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
UPDATE - A MIX OF MICROSCALE WEATHER ELEMENTS HAVE
RESULTED IN LINES/SCATTERED SHOWERS-STORMS ACROSS WESTERN WI,
ORIENTED NORTH-SOUTH. EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER, EAST OF THERE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A DECREASE
IN CLOUDS - INDICATING SINKING AREA AND/OR SOME DRYING OF THE
AIRMASS. UNLESS THE CONVECTION CAN PUSH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
FARTHER EAST, THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS/STORMS NEAR YOUR BURN
LOCATION CONTINUES TO BE LOW TO NONE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A
CLOSE EYE ON TRENDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE
QUESTIONS, PLEASE GIVE US A CALL.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /13900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/40000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 9 13 16 14 9 14 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 76 78 79 81 81 82 81
RH..............68 60 57 54 51 53 51 53
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 5 6 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 14 14 14 14 14 13
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 18 27 32 37 40 39 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........14 40 37 29 37 45
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC
CWR.............20 10 0 0 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).20 10 0 0 10 10
TEMP............79 71 66 63 62 61
RH..............58 76 84 87 84 84
20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 11 8 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 10 SE 12 S 10 S 10 SE 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 4 5 4 4 4
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (24400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........37 31 26 23 26 29
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............59 62 72 78 82 84
RH..............90 90 71 60 53 51
20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 900 2400 3500 4100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 2 6 14 21 24
FORECASTER...TR
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SCHWINGEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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