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FNUS73 KMKX 101126
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMSON MEMORIAL PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
626 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 10.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-DAY. SKY CONDITIONS
WILL TREND PARTLY SUNNY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS HIGH
PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS. EARLY DAY CLOUD
COVER AND MOIST SOILS FROM OVERNIGHT RAINFALL WILL KEEP MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE EVENT
CLOUDS CLEAR OUT FASTER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST, TEMPERATURES
COULD TREND A FEW DEGREES MILDER, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30 PERCENTS BY
LATE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /44500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /60700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........73 72 63 52 34 18 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 45 49 50 51 53 52
RH..............70 68 61 56 50 44 44
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 12 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.4 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 17 17 15 14 13
SDSPL KT-FT/100045 48 57 61 54 49 44
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........12 7 6 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 7 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 50 45 43 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 34
RH..............46 48 55 60 67 67 70 72 75 78 82 82
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE E SE SE S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (54000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 24 30 41 44 51 66 68 70 74 77 80
WEATHER COV..... SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ ISO
TEMP............34 33 36 41 45 49 51 53 55 56 56 55
RH..............82 89 85 76 68 61 59 54 51 51 51 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 10 11 12 14 14 16 16 16 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.5 2.9 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 12 13 17 18 17 20 18 18 18 20
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 7 13 29 40 44 54 44 40 37 33
FORECASTER...QUIGLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SCHWINGEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609933.0/MKX
.DELDT 04/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOHN.SCHWINGEL@TNC.ORG
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