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FNUS73 KARX 191058
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE ROCK BARRENS BURN...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
458 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 19.
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
LOOK FOR INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY AS OUR NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AS
THEY TURN FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY.
THESE LIGHT WINDS WILL RESULT IN ONLY FAIR VENT RATES THROUGH THE
DAY. DAYTIME RH VALUES FALL TO AROUND 40 TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN ARRIVES IN THE EVENING, TRANSITIONING TO SNOW
OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW, POSSIBLY
HIGHER.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO
13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/19900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 37 41 51 61 72 74 77
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
TEMP............35 40 43 46 48 49 48 45
RH..............69 57 53 45 44 42 46 53
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 7 8 9 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NE NE NE N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 6 7 9 12 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 7 8 10 13 17 20 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE EVENING.
SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 24
TO 26 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (45300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (14000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........79 83 88 92 93 94 95 96 97 97 97 96
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RS RS RS SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 40 60 70 70 80 90 90 90 90 80 60
TEMP............43 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 32 31 29
RH..............57 64 70 75 82 85 92 92 92 89 88 92
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 16 18 18 18 20 21 23 23 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE N N N N N NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 20 21 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 26
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 14 20 24 20 22 24 26 25 25 34 45
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 91 87 83 82 74 66 64 61 59 60 60
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............29 28 27 29 29 31 31 33 33 33 32 31
RH..............88 88 92 81 81 75 72 66 66 63 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 27 27 26 26 25 23 23 23 21 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 30 31 32 31 30 29 28 26 25 23 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100053 61 69 82 79 78 76 72 69 66 54 41
FORECASTER...KS
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603123.0/ARX
.DELDT 02/19/26
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