925  
FNUS73 KMPX 300942  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TYRONE PINE RIDGE BARRENS...WISCONSIN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
442 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 30.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
PERIODS OF SUN TODAY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE  
INTO THE LOWER 70S THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT  
FROM THIS WEEKEND, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ONLY FALLING TO NEAR  
40 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. 5-10 KNOT WINDS WILL START OUT  
NORTHEASTERLY THIS MORNING, BUT TURN CLOCKWISE TO SOUTHEASTERLY BY  
MID AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS LOOK TO LAST FROM ABOUT 3-5 PM.  
WINDS WILL THEN TURN BACK TO NORTHEASTERLY AFTER 6 PM THIS  
EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.  
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH  
BECOMING 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/42500 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P  
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC PC PC MC MC MC MC PC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 62 65 68 70 73 72 71 68 63 59 55  
RH..............57 52 48 44 42 40 41 42 49 56 57 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 8 6 5 6 7 7 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 12 13 14 10 12 10 9 10 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.6 4.3 4.4 2.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE S SE NE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 13 12 8 7 8 15 16 16  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.  
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8  
TO 16 MPH.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.  
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14  
TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 24 TO  
26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE  
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW CIURRO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608389.0/MPX  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANDREW.CIURRO@WISCONSIN.GOV  
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