583  
FNUS73 KARX 051343  
FWSARX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOTHAM WEST RX BURN...WISCONSIN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
743 AM CST WED NOV 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 05.  
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
 
IF WINDS HAVEN'T PICKED UP YET, THEY WILL SOON -  
SHOULD BE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY 8 TO 9 AM. GUSTS WILL  
KICK IN RIGHT AWAY TOO - IN THE MID 20S MPH. WINDS NOT BACKING OFF  
UNTIL MID AFTERNOON AT THE EARLIEST. STRONGEST WILL BE THIS  
MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.  
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 27 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT AGL  
DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH BECOMING WEST 13 TO 16  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /74800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /84300 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 5 1 1 1 1 2 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 54 55 56 57 55 54 51  
RH..............61 52 45 40 35 37 38 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 15 13 13 12 9 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.27 26 23 22 22 22 18 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.1 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.4 1.2 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 25 24 22 21 22 16 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100075 68 74 75 79 84 17 8  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.  
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3  
MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........7 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 8 14  
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............46 43 41 40 38 36 34 33 32 30 30 29  
RH..............51 57 62 62 67 72 78 82 85 88 88 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W W W SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 11 11 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 12 10 8 8 7 6 5 3 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.  
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO  
22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (48400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 55 55 63 69 70 71 73 76 78 82 87  
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............28 30 33 40 45 49 53 54 54 55 54 53  
RH..............96 92 82 64 53 46 38 36 35 34 35 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..N SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 4 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 6 8 12 14 18 19 20 21 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 9 13 15 17 18 21 22 21 21  
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 2 2 7 16 24 33 37 44 48 36 25  
 

 
FORECASTER...TR  
REQUESTED BY...BRIDGET RATHMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2525179.0/ARX  
.DELDT 11/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIDGET.RATHMAN@WISCONSIN.GOV  
 
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