972
FNUS73 KARX 070858
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TREMPEALEAU WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
358 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.
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 SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND
IGNITION TIME BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS,
PEAKING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND
10-12 MPH. NEAR SURFACE GUSTS BETWEEN 20-25 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS, DECREASING AFTER 5 PM. THE
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN DRIER DEW POINTS
THROUGH THE DAY, WORKING TO LOWER RHS TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 20-30% CHANCE THAT RHS FALL INTO THE UPPER
20 PERCENTS THIS AFTERNOON IF MIXING HEIGHTS OVERACHIEVE FROM
THEIR CURRENT 4-5.5 KFT EXPECTATION. POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS
MORNING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE
BURN BECOMING EXCELLENT BY THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1700 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /108600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 5 8 8 5 7 8 7 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 63 66 69 70 71 71 72 70
RH..............80 65 56 47 40 36 36 36 41
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 6 8 9 10 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 12 14 16 18 16 18 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.7 2.9 3.9 4.4 5.0 5.4 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 13 17 20 22 22 23 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 9 19 43 67 84 94 109 40
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........4 6 6 34 64 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 62 59 56 53 51
RH..............42 56 61 65 71 77
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 W 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 10 NW 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 4 4 4 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........42 38 16 20 17 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 50 57 64 66 67
RH..............77 80 63 45 37 36
20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 NW 3 NW 4 NW 5 W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 8 9 11 11
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 1300 4100 5300 4700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 NW 9 NW 9 NW 15 W 13 W 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 11 53 59 52
FORECASTER...KB
REQUESTED BY...BEN HALVERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/07/26
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