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FNUS73 KARX 300859
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DORER POOLS RX BURN...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
359 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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
A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
(10-20% CHANCE) FOR A SHOWER LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, ANY
RAINFALL TOTALS WOULD RANGE FROM A TRACE TO MAYBE ONE HUNDREDTH
OF AN INCH UNDERNEATH ANY SHOWERS. MINIMUM RHS WILL FALL TO
BETWEEN 30 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON, BUT COULD TREND SLIGHTLY
LOWER IF SKY COVER REMAINS MORE CLEAR THAN EXPECTED AND MIXING
OVERACHIEVES. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY AT AROUND 5 TO 10
MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN GOOD TO EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT THE
DAYTIME HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /30200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /99800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 9 17 30 43 47 37 36 40
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 47 48 51 51 52 53 52 54
RH..............62 51 47 41 41 39 38 38 34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 5.0 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW N N NW NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 65 77 82 86 92 97 94 100
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER 3 AM, THEN
AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (91900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........34 32 15 15 16 16 27 22 25 24 33 28
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS WID ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 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............53 51 48 44 42 41 39 38 36 35 34 35
RH..............35 37 42 47 55 57 62 64 69 72 75 72
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 12 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 4.3 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NW N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 10 7 6 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100092 56 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (82900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........30 38 28 39 40 45 49 52 51 48 46 47
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 36 39 43 46 48 50 51 53 54 55 54
RH..............72 72 67 57 49 44 41 39 36 34 32 34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 2.1 4.2 6.2 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.8 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 9 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 11 34 68 82 80 70 73 83 81 71
FORECASTER...JRN
REQUESTED BY...ZACH DIETERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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