801  
FNUS73 KARX 021237  
FWSARX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLOGG WAVER DUNES SNA...MINNESOTA DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
737 AM CDT WED APR 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 03.  
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 DRIER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES  
AND MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES RESULTING IN DAYTIME RH VALUES ONLY  
FALLING TO AROUND 50 TO 60 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE SLOWLY DECREASING  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FROM AROUND 10 TO 5 MPH AS HIGH PRESSURE  
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AND WINDS LIGHT  
INTO FRIDAY.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.  
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /54900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/59800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 84 79 74 69 65  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 45 46 47 48 48  
RH..............62 58 56 53 51 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 16 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 17 17 16 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100055 60 51 51 48 35  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.  
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........62 51 51 50 50 50 51 51 51 52 52 53  
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............47 47 45 42 40 39 38 37 36 36 35 34  
RH..............53 53 59 68 73 76 78 79 80 81 82 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
SDSPL KT-FT/100024 16 12 9 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.  
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (31500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........53 54 53 51 50 57 63 70 71 73 74 73  
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............33 33 35 38 42 45 48 51 53 54 54 54  
RH..............89 89 83 75 67 60 54 50 47 46 47 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 11 15 22 25 25 27 27 31 32 25  
 

 
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