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FNUS73 KMKX 011008
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE AREA PRESCRIBED FIRE...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
508 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 TODAY, GENERALLY FROM
BETWEEN 110 AND 130 DEGREES. SPEEDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 15-20
MPH BY LATER AFTERNOON.
RH WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 PERCENT DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND MAY DIP INTO THE UPPER 30S FOR A TIME.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS WELL.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /39900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /81900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 61 70 79 83 92 95 96
WEATHER COV..... CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RS
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 39 42 44 45 45 45 42
RH..............64 57 50 45 43 40 40 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 18 18 19 20 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 22 23 23 26 28
SDSPL KT-FT/100040 48 56 63 71 72 82 79
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (18000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........99 99 93 92 96 94 98 99 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS RS RS RS RS RN RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
TEMP............38 37 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 40 40 40
RH..............59 64 69 67 67 73 79 85 89 92 92 96
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 24 24 25 25 24 28 29 29 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 28 30 28 23 23 24 28 28 26 26
SDSPL KT-FT/100063 35 30 25 22 18 20 21 25 29 27 23
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 16
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN INCREASING TO 32 TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 98 100 97 94 90 76 71 60 52
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
TEMP............40 40 41 43 46 49 54 58 60 64 67 66
RH..............96 96 100 96 96 96 90 86 84 73 65 61
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 14 13 13 14 14 14 16 16 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 24 21 21 23 25 25 25 26 26 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.8 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.6 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 22 26 23 20 23 26 30 32 36 32
SDSPL KT-FT/100023 20 17 23 18 19 36 58 75 90 111 80
FORECASTER...DDV
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508507.0/MKX
.DELDT 04/01/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRAVIS.ANDERSON@WISCONSIN.GOV
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