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FNUS73 KARX 300930
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWOOD RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
430 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 CHANCE (20-30%)
FOR SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL, RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN
ANY SHOWERS WILL ONLY RANGE FROM A TRACE TO A COUPLE HUNDRETHS.
MINIMUM RHS WILL FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT, BUT COULD FALL TO AS
LOW AS 30 PERCENT IF SKY COVER IS MORE CLEAR THAN EXPECTED AND
MIXING OVERACHIEVES. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY AT
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. SMOKE DISPERSAL
WILL REMAIN GOOD TO EXCELLENT AT IGNITION AND THROUGH THE DAYTIME
HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6200 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /32000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /75400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 61 60 62 59 54 46 44
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 10 20 20 30 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............45 47 49 50 51 51 53 51
RH..............55 49 44 42 41 41 36 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 13 14 14 14 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 10 13 14 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100032 50 54 52 56 69 74 75
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (74900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........62 41 34 21 18 12
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE AREAS WIDSPD WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 46 40 35 33 32
RH..............39 49 64 72 75 75
20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 N 4 N 3 N 3 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 11 9 7 6
MIX HGT (FT)....5400 1500 600 600 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 14 N 10 N 8 N 7 N 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100075 19 6 4 3 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN 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 52.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........12 11 43 58 63 62
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD AREAS S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FROST FROST NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 35 43 47 50 52
RH..............78 72 53 44 36 33
20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 5 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 11 13 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1600 5200 6200 6700 6500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 N 6 N 13 NW 12 NW 12 N 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 8 57 62 68 65
FORECASTER...JRN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SLOAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/30/26
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