605
FNUS73 KMKX 291146
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN LAKE RX...DANE COUNTY PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
646 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 29.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 TO
20 MPH AT TIMES. SOME LOW CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP OR MOVE OVER THE BURN
LOCATION THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE, PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED
BY THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP TO AROUND
60 PERCENT BY NOON CDT AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE 43 TO 47 PERCENT
RANGE BY 2 PM TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD
RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET AGL BY NOON CDT, WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL VALUES
RISING ABOVE 30000 KNOT-FEET BY 11 AM CDT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................89 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /68300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 43 43 42 43 43 43 41 38 36 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 42 45 47 50 53 54 54 56 55 54
RH..............89 89 82 83 71 61 54 52 47 49 52
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 17 18 18 18 17 16 16 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.2 3.0 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.9 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 20 20 20 21 18 18 17 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 6 14 25 37 51 68 65 65 58 30
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........34 33 36 38 41 41 41 41 40 38 37 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 47 45 42 41 40 40 39 38 38 37 37
RH..............61 71 76 86 89 92 89 92 96 96 100 96
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 10 9 9 10 10 9 8 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (36100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 46 47 48 49 48 47 45 52 59 66 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 36 36 39 42 46 49 51 52 52 52 51
RH..............100 96 96 96 93 79 68 63 59 59 56 59
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 10 12 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 7 8 10 14 18 19 23 31 36 24
FORECASTER...WOOD
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524687.0/MKX
.DELDT 10/29/25
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