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FNUS73 KARX 291821
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDFORD FARMS RX...US FOREST SERVCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
121 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
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
PERIODIC RAIN SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ON
THURSDAY. MORE COVERAGE IN THE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IS EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO
15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
DURING THE OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A LITTLE INSTABILITY THAT DEVELOPS
DURING THE AFTERNOON THAT COULD BE ENOUGH FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE
TO BE POSSIBLE WITH ONE OF THOSE SHOWERS, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN
THIS HAPPENING IS LOW. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY STAYS IN THE
35 TO 45% RANGE.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /66200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /81200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........59 63 66 65 62 62 64
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RS RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 30 40 40 30 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............44 44 45 47 48 48 48
RH..............53 51 49 45 44 44 40
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 5.6 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 14 16 15 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100066 73 79 75 81 81 78
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD
FROST OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (72000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........55 54 50 50 53 53 53 52 52 53 52 50
WEATHER COV.....SCH WID WID WID WID WID
WEATHER TYPE....RW FST FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 46 43 39 37 35 34 32 32 31 31 31
RH..............42 42 47 54 59 63 67 72 73 74 75 76
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 11 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 3.4 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100072 44 12 7 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 31 35 38 42 47 51 56 56 55 55 49
WEATHER COV.....WID WID
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
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............30 30 34 37 41 43 45 47 48 49 50 49
RH..............77 78 67 58 50 47 41 38 37 36 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 2.5 4.2 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.6 7.9 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 12 14 13 13 12 12 13 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 17 42 72 69 73 69 73 84 87 75
FORECASTER...JRC
REQUESTED BY...AARON KOHLRUSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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