975
FNUS73 KARX 011025
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWOOD RX...US FOREST SERVCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
525 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 01.
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
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND, WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING, A VERY
LIGHT BREEZE OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
SHOULD LEAD TO RH VALUES DOWN TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
BY IGNITION TIME, THESE WINDS SHOULD BE CONSISTENTLY OUT OF THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST. EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED FROM
IGNITION TIME THROUGH SUNSET. A BIT OF LIGHT RAIN AND/OR SPRINKLES
MAY (20%) OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE MINIMAL, IF
ANY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /73700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /97600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 45 62 69 68 67 65 63
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 44 45 47 47 49 49 50
RH..............47 42 40 37 36 36 35 34
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 6.6 7.2 7.4 7.5 6.8 6.9 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100074 86 93 96 98 81 89 84
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD
FROST AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........61 48 33 11 6 15
WEATHER COV.....S CHC WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 10 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 46 40 36 33 31
RH..............34 43 57 61 66 71
20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 9 7 6 5
MIX HGT (FT)....5700 1000 600 400 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 8 N 8 N 7 N 6 NW 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100068 7 4 2 2 1
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL
LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 5300 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO WEST 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (116100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........31 33 21 37 45 44
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 36 47 53 57 59
RH..............79 63 42 33 28 28
20 FT WIND......N 2 SW 2 W 5 W 7 W 8 W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 9 14 14 16
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 4300 7500 7700 7400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 SW 6 W 14 W 16 W 17 W 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 6 51 104 116 111
FORECASTER...AF
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SLOAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/01/26
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