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FNUS73 KMKX 041033
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE PRAIRIE RX...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
433 AM CST WED MAR 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON MARCH 04.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
PATCHY FOG MAY LINGER UNTIL THE MIDDLE MORNING HOURS. LOW CLOUDS
SHOULD REMAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH OF YOUR LOCATION TODAY. LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP
FROM AROUND 63 PERCENT LATER THIS MORNING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT BY
MIDDLE AFTERNOON. THEY MAY GET AS LOW AS 47 PERCENT. MIXING
HEIGHTS SHOULD RISE TO AROUND 2100 FEET AGL BY MIDDAY, AND TOP OUT
AROUND 2500 FEET AGL BY THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS. FAIR SMOKE
DISPERSAL VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/21300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 17 18 20 21 21 22 26 30 34 38 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 31 35 40 45 48 51 53 54 55 54 52
RH..............85 81 82 76 65 63 56 53 50 49 52 57
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 7 8 10 8 8 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 1.8 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 9 12 12 12 10 9 7 8 6
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 2 3 6 12 17 21 20 19 15 13 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........47 55 64 72 77 81 86 85 85 84 85 87
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 48 45 44 44 44 43 42 42 41 40 40
RH..............63 71 79 82 82 82 86 89 89 92 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E SE E SE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO
8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 89 91 92 88 84 80 80 80 80 79 78
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 41 42 43 44 45 47 49 50 50 49 49
RH..............96 92 93 89 89 86 83 77 77 77 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 6 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 6
FORECASTER...WOOD
REQUESTED BY...KYLE LAZOTTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604622.0/MKX
.DELDT 03/04/26
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