518
FNUS73 KMKX 161333
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILPR-2601 BECKER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
733 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 16.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LOOK FOR INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL CROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY. NO
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........15 AT IGNITION...MAX 38.
RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/15900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 44 49 53 58 62 73 82 83 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............15 21 26 31 34 36 36 36 35 34
RH..............84 84 78 72 72 69 72 72 75 82
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 22 18 17 17 17 17 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 6 9 16 14 12 12 12 10 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18
MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 18 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........68 65 57 56 54 62 55 40 45 35 48 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 29 27
RH..............78 85 89 89 89 89 89 89 92 85 88 92
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 18 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 14 15 14 10
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 40 45 48 31 36 41 46 51 55 62 68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............27 24 25 27 29 31 32 34 35 35 34 32
RH..............85 96 88 81 78 72 69 66 64 66 69 75
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 12 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW W SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 12 10 9 7 6 7 9 12 14 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 9 7 8 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 9
FORECASTER...CRONCE
REQUESTED BY...SEAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527788.0/MKX
.DELDT 12/16/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SEAN_SALLMANN@FWS.OGOV
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