721  
FNUS73 KMKX 041344  
FWSMKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KMSF HQ NORTH...WI DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
744 AM CST TUE NOV 4 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 04.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.  
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ANOTHER DAY OF SUBSTANTIAL MIXING IS EXPECTED. EARLY MORNING CLOUD  
COVER WILL EXIT BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS LEAVING SUNNY SKIES WITH  
MIXING HEIGHTS UP TO 3000 FT WITH GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL. WINDS  
WILL GRADUALLY TURN SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE  
DAY BUT REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH A BIT OF A BREEZE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MIN RH WILL BE AROUND 30% BUT SOME GUIDANCE SUGGESTS RH  
COULD FALL AS LOW AS 25% BY THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AND WILL  
ACTUALLY START TO INCREASE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE LOWEST RHS  
WILL BE ONLY PRESENT FOR A COUPLE HOURS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.  
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO 16 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/34900 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 28 13 14 38 32 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 58 60 61 60 57 53  
RH..............41 37 35 33 35 38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 6 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 16 16 15 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.1 2.6 2.7 1.5 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 16 13 12 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 23 34 35 16 6 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15  
TO 17 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........32 32 33 36 40 40 41 40 35 40 42 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 50 50 49 49 50 50 50 49 47 47 46  
RH..............46 52 58 66 74 77 80 80 86 93 89 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 16 16 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.  
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22  
TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 34 34 29 23 22 20 15 9 4 5 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 46 49 50 53 54 54 55 56 55 53 49  
RH..............96 100 89 86 74 66 59 53 47 45 46 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 12 14 15 16 16 15 13 12 10 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 22 25 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.6 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 2.6 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 20 24 29 30 31 31 28 25 22 18 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 14 33 54 73 89 103 91 82 70 41 21  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...PD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2525053.0/MKX  
.DELDT 11/04/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PETER.DUERKOP@WISCONSIN.GOV  
 
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