862  
WWUS83 KARX 070734  
SPSARX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
234 AM CDT WED JUN 7 2023  
 
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-080100-  
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-  
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEDFORD, NEILLSVILLE, ALMA, ARCADIA,  
WHITEHALL, BLACK RIVER FALLS, LA CROSSE, SPARTA, TOMAH, MAUSTON,  
FRIENDSHIP, VIROQUA, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, RICHLAND CENTER,  
AND PLATTEVILLE  
234 AM CDT WED JUN 7 2023  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...  
 
THE COMBINATION OF DRYING FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL  
CAUSE ANY FIRES TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW  
20 PERCENT RANGE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, GUSTING TO 15  
MPH. MANY AREAS HAVE STRUGGLED TO SEE APPRECIABLE RAINFALL OVER  
THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL DEFICIT  
HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST MONTH. FUELS ARE DRYING OUT QUICKLY  
AND WILL BE EASY TO IGNITE AND SUSTAIN FIRE GROWTH. SIMILAR  
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY, THOUGH WINDS LOOK TO BE  
LIGHTER.  
 
THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF WORKING WITH  
FIRES AND HEED ANY LOCAL BURN BANS.  
 

 
 
KDS  
 
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