185
FNUS73 KARX 201327
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT MCCOY RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
827 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 20.
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 PERIODS OF SUN AND CLOUDS TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM
THE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. THE LIGHT
WINDS AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS WILL KEEP VENT RATES IN THE POOR TO
FAIR CATEGORY TODAY. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL ALSO KEEP RH VALUES
IN THE 70 TO 90 PERCENT RANGE BEFORE NOON, ONLY FALLING TO AROUND
60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS
DOES NOT COME UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 1600 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /9700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/17300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 63 64 63 63 65 67 68 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 50 52 54 56 58 59 59 58
RH..............90 83 79 75 69 64 62 62 62
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 16 15 17 17 17 16 16 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 78 78 79 76 69 67 68 68 67 73 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 50 45 43 42 41 40 39 39 38 38 38
RH..............72 82 91 94 94 92 96 97 95 96 95 95
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N W SE SE SE S S S SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17
TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........73 76 64 60 62 59 52 43 35 30 30 33
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............38 38 40 45 51 56 60 65 68 70 71 71
RH..............94 94 92 83 78 70 64 57 54 54 55 55
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 11 14 14 16 16 16 19 19 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.3 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 13 14 16 17 20 20 21 21 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 6 8 11 15 20 27 34 42 53 62 39
FORECASTER...KS
REQUESTED BY...ERICKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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