938
FNUS73 KMKX 311900
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FOOT PRAIRIE...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
200 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY, GENERALLY FROM BETWEEN
100 AND 120 DEGREES. SPEEDS WILL BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH DURING THE EARLY
PART OF THE AFTERNOON, AND WILL THEN INCREASE TO 15-20 MPH LATE.
RH WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PERCENT DURING
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND THEIR
MAX AROUND NOON, BUT WILL FALL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE EAST-SOUTHEAST
WINDS INCREASE. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AS WELL.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /45300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/47400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 68 75 81 88 90
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 40 40 40 39 38
RH..............52 48 48 46 50 54
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 17 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.5 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 18 20 21
SDSPL KT-FT/100045 45 47 45 42 33
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 32
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (16400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........93 95 95 95 95 95 96 96 96 96 96 96
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN RS RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
TEMP............37 36 36 37 38 39 38 38 38 37 37 37
RH..............61 69 72 75 76 76 82 85 85 92 92 96
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 21 22 23 23 22 22 23 25 26 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 23 23 25 28 28 28 29 31 32 31
SDSPL KT-FT/100026 17 16 19 23 24 25 26 29 34 38 36
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 26 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 95 94 92 91 90 88 87 80 74 67 62
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............38 38 40 43 46 49 55 59 61 63 64 64
RH..............96 100 100 100 100 100 96 93 93 90 87 84
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.26 24 23 23 23 23 23 24 25 26 26 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 29 25 22 18 21 24 26 28 29 30 26
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 33 25 19 13 18 26 33 42 51 61 43
FORECASTER...BOXELL
REQUESTED BY...JANESVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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