108  
FNUS73 KARX 011407  
FWSARX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK AMA RX BURN...MINNESOTA DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
907 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  
 
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS  
SWITCH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 17Z AND 19Z SUSTAINED AT 10 TO  
15 MPH. WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY SWITCH TO THE  
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGE FROM  
30 TO 35%. IF DEEPER MIXING OCCURS, RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD DIP  
INTO THE UPPER 20S PERCENTS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.  
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH  
5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5400 FT AGL  
INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /34700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /83800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 41 39 46 48 47 47 45  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 46 47 48 50 51 52 53  
RH..............51 45 44 42 37 34 33 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 12 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 5.4 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.6 7.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 12 12 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100035 54 64 69 72 83 84 81  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.  
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 3  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (72400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 39 34 30 26 25 24 23 21 13 12 9  
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............54 52 50 46 44 42 41 39 39 37 36 36  
RH..............31 35 39 45 49 55 55 62 59 64 67 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.6 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW W SW W SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 5 5 6 3 3 5 6 7 6 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100072 14 3 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 2  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.  
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (95800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 9 6 5 7 9 15 21 24 27 32 37  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS  
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............35 36 40 45 51 53 56 57 59 61 60 61  
RH..............69 69 59 51 42 39 35 34 32 30 30 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 9 14 12 13 14 13 14 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.1 2.4 4.2 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.7 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 12 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 8 24 55 76 83 92 96 95 94 51  
 
 
FORECASTER...JRC  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BEYERL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612351.1/ARX  
.DELDT 05/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.BEYERL@STATE.MN.US  
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