353
FNUS73 KARX 301355
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOGBACK MAIN RIDGE RXBX...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
855 AM CDT THU MAR 30 2023
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 30.
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
AFTER A COLD MORNING, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 40S TODAY WITH
SOME RECOVERY IN DEWPOINTS KEEPING RH VALUES AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH
INCREASING MIXING DEPTH. THUS, SMOKE DISPERSION WILL IMPROVE
THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A 50% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 0.10".
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/37500 KNOT-FT/.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 85 88 91 94 90 87 83 85
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 35 39 43 45 46 47 48 49
RH..............60 54 46 41 41 45 47 49 50
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 11
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 16 16 18 18 19 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 17 20 20 21 22 21
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 18 23 30 36 38 37 36 28
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE NIGHT. RAIN OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........76 83 88 89 88 84
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE DEFNTE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
TEMP............50 48 49 51 52 52
RH..............50 60 71 71 77 80
20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 10 S 9 S 10 S 13 S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 25 25 27 23
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 600 800 1200 1200 1100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 16 S 17 S 20 S 21 SW 17
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 8 12 21 22 16
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (28200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........88 89 92 85 82 77
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............52 54 57 63 66 64
RH..............89 93 93 80 73 78
20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 11 S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 22 21 20 21
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 900 1000 1500 1600 1400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 S 17 S 17 S 20 S 20 S 18
HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 14 16 26 27 22
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN NOOKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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