782
FNUS73 KARX 301100
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLIAMS RIDGE...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
600 AM CDT WED APR 30 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 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
DIURNAL MIXING HEIGHTS TO BETWEEN 3000-5000 FEET INTO A DRIER
AIRMASS ALOFT WILL ALLOW RHS TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30%
RANGE IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. IF MIXING IS ABLE TO OVERACHIEVE, RHS
MAY FALL AS LOW AS 25%. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM THE SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WITH ROBUST
MIXING TAKING PLACE TODAY, SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN GOOD FOR
MUCH OF THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH
MEDIUM PROBABILITIES (40-70%) FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 0.2"
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /30200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/56700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 30 22 21 37 48 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 59 61 64 65 66 65
RH..............57 49 46 40 37 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.3 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 14 13 13 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 43 56 54 52 51 57
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........55 63 67 92 92 89 88 88 89 90 91 91
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 20 20 20 20 20 40 50 60 60 60
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 62 59 55 53 52 51 49 49 47 47 47
RH..............40 46 55 66 71 74 77 80 80 86 86 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 9 12 12 13 12 12 11 11 11 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100026 5 6 5 7 7 8 7 6 7 6 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (14300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 90 90 90 90 89 88 87 83 79 75 76
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............60 50 50 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............46 46 47 49 51 53 55 56 57 57 58 59
RH..............93 89 93 89 83 77 72 69 67 69 67 64
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE NE NE N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 12 10 12 11 14 14 13 14 14 14 12
FORECASTER...JRN
REQUESTED BY...ZACH CLAUSING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512253.0/ARX
.DELDT 04/30/25
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.EMAIL ZACH.CLAUSING@WISCONSIN.GOV
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