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FNUS73 KMKX 050847
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SE V/SCENIC RX...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
347 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 05.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MIXING AND DISPERSAL WILL BE LIMITED AT IGNITION BUT AS THE DAY GOES ON
EXPECT VERY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS TO 7000FT AND EXCELLENT SMOKE
DISPERSAL. RH COULD DROP AS LOW AS 20%, ESPECIALLY IF WE MIX
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RIGHT NOW. NO CONCERN FOR A WIND CHANGE FROM
A LAKE BREEZE AS WINDS APPEAR LIKELY TO REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY.
HOWEVER, IT COULD BE A BIT BREEZY WITH 20 MPH GUSTS IN THE
AFTERNOON POSSIBLE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /85300 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (106900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 19 19 21 23 23 23 29 37 52 60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 46 48 50 52 53 54 55 55 55 54
RH..............55 51 46 41 35 32 30 29 29 29 30
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 12 11 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 14 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 3.5 4.7 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 17 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 22 21
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 52 85 107 117 121 128 137 139 133 122
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (102300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........59 59 52 47 42 34 30 25 26 23 19 21
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 52 48 46 43 42 41 39 39 38 36 36
RH..............31 33 39 43 51 53 55 59 59 62 69 72
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 11 10 10 10 8 10 8 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 15 14 12 12 12 10 12 12 10 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/1000102 30 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 3 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13
TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 26 28 35 39 45 49 54 57 61 63 64
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 37 40 42 45 46 47 49 49 50 50 49
RH..............78 75 67 60 51 47 43 40 39 39 41 40
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.4 3.3 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.4 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 7 9 10 10 12 13 14 16 17 16
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 6 9 26 42 49 57 66 74 88 97 65
FORECASTER...KUROSKI
REQUESTED BY...AARON WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612642.0/MKX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AARON.WRIGHT@WISCONSIN.GOV
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