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FNUS73 KARX 251114
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAZEE WEATHER STATION...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
614 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 25.
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
HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD TODAY RESULTS IN SUNNY SKIES AND DRY
CONDITIONS. AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM TO OUR WEST WILL HELP TO
SLOWLY INCREASE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WITH
LIGHTER WINDS IN THE MORNING, POOR TO FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL IS
EXPECTED AT IGNITION TIME. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE
AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM GETS CLOSER. WET AND WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /10700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /71600 KNOT-FT/.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 9 8 7 6 8 6 3 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 50 54 58 60 61 62 62 63
RH..............55 44 40 33 29 28 27 26 25
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.0 2.8 4.4 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12 12 14 14 14 15
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 18 25 44 51 65 68 67 72
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........9 10 13 16 37 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............61 56 48 45 42 39
RH..............27 34 46 51 57 70
20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 SE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 18 20 22
MIX HGT (FT)....5000 600 500 500 600 700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 SE 16
HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100065 8 7 7 7 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (53700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........69 65 74 91 90 88
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CWR.............10 30 30 30 80 80
TEMP............38 42 51 54 55 56
RH..............73 67 52 48 51 53
20 FT WIND......SE 17 SE 13 SE 17 SE 17 SE 16 SE 18
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 27 26 27 27
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1300 1600 2000 2300 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 21 SE 25 SE 28 SE 26 SE 26
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 23 35 49 52 54
FORECASTER...KS
REQUESTED BY...ZACH CLAUSING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/25/24
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