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FNUS73 KARX 212045
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2025 S-212 WILDLAND CHAINSAWS CLASS...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
345 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CDT ON OCTOBER 22.
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
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH CLOUD BASES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FT FOR
WEDNESDAY. SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR UP AND CLOUD BASES INCREASE
HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS AT START TIME WILL BE OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS MOSTLY BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS GRADUALLY LIGHTEN UP DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND BY SUNSET ARE SUSTAINED AROUND 10 MPH. WINDS FOR
THURSDAY ARE LIGHTER THAN WEDNESDAY, GENERALLY 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
SOME GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. ON TOP OF THE RIDGE AND ESPECIALLY CLOSER
TO THE ELEVATION OF 1280FT, WINDS AT START TIME WILL BE A LITTLE
HIGHER, SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 TO 35
MPH. SIMILARLY, THOSE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH HEADING INTO
AFTERNOON, HOWEVER COULD STILL SEE SOME GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS FOR THURSDAY AT 1280FT COULD
GUST UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT FORECAST START...MAX 49.
RH..................89 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 60 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 82 83 88 90 91 89 89 90 88
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 41 42 44 45 45 47 47 48 47
RH..............89 86 82 76 70 70 65 65 60 63
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.17 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 11
SURFACE WND GST.28 28 25 25 24 22 23 23 24 23
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 21 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........88 72 65 57 57 28 32 35 35 34 34 34
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS WID WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 44 40 39 38 38 38 37 36 35 34 33
RH..............63 68 79 79 82 82 82 85 89 89 92 96
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.11 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.21 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST LATE IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 35 34 33 32 27 23 18 15 11 8 7
WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............32 32 34 37 40 43 46 48 50 51 51 50
RH..............96 96 92 82 76 67 58 54 50 46 46 48
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 4 4 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 6
SURFACE WND GST.12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 16 14
FORECASTER...JRC
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW GOLLNICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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