260
FNUS73 KMKX 051109
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR THERESA TH26 A-B TH6 A-D...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
609 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MAY 05.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING STEADY AND
WEST-NORTHWESTERLY AROUND 8-15 MPH BY MID-MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECTING RH VALUES IN THE MID-20S,
WITH HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE. COULD DROP A FEW EXTRA PERCENTAGE
POINTS INTO THE LOW 20S IF TEMPERATURES RISE A FEW MORE DEGREES
THAN FORECAST UNDER CLEAR SKIES. MIXING HEIGHTS EXPECTED TO TOP
OUT AROUND 7000 FT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /103000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (103800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 22 21 21 22 27 31 26 32 45 64 68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 43 46 48 50 52 53 54 55 56 56 55
RH..............57 57 51 46 39 35 32 30 29 27 27 29
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 14 16 17 16 16 17 17 16 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 3.3 4.8 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 17 20 21 20 22 21 22 23 22 21
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 49 81 103 104 122 122 132 142 138 128
FORECASTER...MH
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE RUSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612732.0/MKX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANGELA.RUSCH@WISCONSIN.GOV
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