266  
FNUS73 KARX 090951  
FWSARX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DUBRAY RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
451 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 09.  
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  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WITH HIGH  
TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID 50S. THE MINIMUM RH IS EXPECTED TO  
FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT WITH MIXING HEIGHTS OF 3-4.5KFT.  
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE SOUTHERN ASPECT, RHS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO  
FALLING INTO THE LOW 30 PERCENTS (10-30%), ESPECIALLY IF DEEPER  
MIXING OCCURS. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST THROUGHOUT  
THE DAY, AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN MOVES INTO  
THE REGION AFTER 6PM CDT (30-50%) BRINGING A TRACE TO A FEW  
HUNDRETHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.  
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /48800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/55300 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 25 26 27 47 54 71 73  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 44 47 49 52 53 53 54  
RH..............55 49 45 42 38 38 38 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 13 12 11 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 15 15 15 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100049 51 49 52 55 47 48 45  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.  
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........82 87 88 88 80 72 64 54 48 47 36 21  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 30 40 40 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 51 49 46 44 43 42 40 40 38 36 35  
RH..............39 44 50 60 68 67 73 79 76 82 85 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NW N NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW N N N N NW N N NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 9 10 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 20 9 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 8 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.  
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 20 20 15 9 7 5 3 2 2 1 2  
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............35 34 35 38 42 45 48 51 53 55 55 55  
RH..............85 82 78 70 60 51 46 39 36 34 34 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 9 9 11 12 12 12 11 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.4 2.2 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.5 5.2 5.6 5.4 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 4 14 24 31 41 48 54 62 61 54 32  
 
 
FORECASTER...NF  
REQUESTED BY...BEN CARLSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609696.0/ARX  
.DELDT 04/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BENJAMIN.CARLSON@TNC.ORG  
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