680
FNUS73 KMKX 201455
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUWALDA RX BURN...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
955 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 20.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO ENE AROUND MID AFTERNOON TODAY WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF A LAKE BREEZE/COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL EASE
OVERNIGHT WITH A NORTHEAST DIRECTION (060 DEGREES), AND MAY GUST
UP TO 20 MPH RIGHT AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
BECOME EAST (090 DEGREES) BY 9 AM BUT GUSTS WILL EASE TO AROUND 15
MPH. THERE MAY BE SOME SPRINKLES OUT OF THE MID LEVEL CLOUDS ON
THURSDAY, BUT THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN DRY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /46500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/49800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 42 41 40 41 51 47 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 54 56 57 58 59 59 60
RH..............60 54 51 51 49 45 44 42
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 8 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.2 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 12 9 9 8 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100047 50 49 48 39 40 35 38
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 54 75 69 69 54 52 55 51 48 43 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 59 55 50 46 44 43 43 42 41 41 41
RH..............42 44 49 56 63 65 65 62 62 65 65 67
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 9 9 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 2.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 22 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (46300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 24 30 44 60 77 86 85 81 79 71 56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 42 45 48 51 54 56 57 58 58 58 58
RH..............70 70 65 58 54 48 47 45 44 44 44 44
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 14 15 15 15 16 12 14 14 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 13 17 25 29 37 45 29 46 41 33 25
FORECASTER...CRONCE
REQUESTED BY...TIM JAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614120.0/MKX
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TIMOTHY.JAMES@WISCONSIN.GOV
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