770
FNUS73 KARX 181847
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HX BURN...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
147 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (608) 784-8292 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
COOL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH DRY
WEATHER. NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE ARE LIKELY WITH
RH FALLING TO NEAR 35 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, SOME
ADJUSTMENTS IN FORECAST ARE LIKELY OVER THE NEXT DAY, SO PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT AN ADDITIONAL FORECAST REQUEST AROUND THE DAY
OF THE BURN.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 12
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /50000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /97300 KNOT-FT/.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........62 71 74 64 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 36 39 43 46
RH..............66 56 50 43 38
20 FT WIND......NW 11 NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 19 19 20 20
MIX HGT (FT)....2800 4400 4900 5200 5400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21 NW 22 NW 21 NW 20 NW 21
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100050 84 88 88 97
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........24 12 4 3 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 42 36 33 31 29
RH..............40 44 54 61 66 72
20 FT WIND......W 11 W 9 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (FT)....2400 800 400 400 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 13 W 12 W 12 W 12 W 13
HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100032 9 4 5 5 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (155100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 2 3 4 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 34 45 51 55 57
RH..............75 66 49 39 34 30
20 FT WIND......W 8 W 9 W 12 W 16 W 17 W 17
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 18 23 27 26
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1400 3300 4900 6200 7100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 15 W 21 W 24 W 25 W 25
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 19 60 103 135 155
FORECASTER...JM
REQUESTED BY...SAMUEL SCHULER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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