788  
FNUS73 KMKX 011015  
FWSMKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILL CAMPGROUND...WISCONSIN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
515 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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, POSSIBLY INCREASING TO  
15-20 MPH BY LATER AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.  
 
RH WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT DURING THE LATE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.  
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12  
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /37800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /70500 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 22 36 54 64 73 84 88 92  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RS  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 37 39 41 42 43 42 42 39  
RH..............66 56 50 46 43 41 39 39 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 16 17 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 21 23 23 24 24  
SDSPL KT-FT/100038 41 48 58 63 71 66 66 56  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW AND CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.  
RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33  
MPH INCREASING TO 37 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 31 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (45900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO FAIR (20300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........95 99 99 97 93 96 97 100 100 100 100 100  
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF CHC CHC SCH CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN RS RS RS RN RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............37 35 35 36 37 38 38 38 38 38 37 37  
RH..............52 61 66 69 72 70 76 82 82 85 89 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 12 13 12 13 13 15 16 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 21 22 21 21 23 26 26 28 29 30  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 25 24 24 26 26 26 29 30 30 31  
SDSPL KT-FT/100046 26 25 23 20 24 23 23 28 31 34 36  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.  
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 15  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 29 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (51900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 99 97 91 88 82 70 58  
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 CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............37 37 38 39 41 44 47 52 57 62 67 67  
RH..............92 92 92 96 92 93 96 93 83 75 68 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 16 15 14 15 13 13 14 14 15 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 28 24 21 19 18 18 19 22 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 29 30 29 28 24 23 21 24 28 31 29  
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 29 34 31 26 21 25 27 34 43 52 44  
 
 
FORECASTER...DDV  
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA MOUW  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508497.0/MKX  
.DELDT 04/01/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL REBECCA.MOUW@WISCONSIN.GOV  
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