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FNUS73 KARX 030956
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCOY RX 2...US FOREST SERVCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
456 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON APRIL 03.
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
DRY CONDITIONS TO START TODAY WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. AS A
RESULT SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR AT IGNITION. SHOWERS AND
STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT. WINDS SHIFT TO THE EAST NORTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING
AND THEN SWITCH AGAIN TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING SATURDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STAY ABOVE 60% THROUGH SATURDAY.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 1.5" ARE EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO
17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/20500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 81 76 80 77 80 68 59 57 64 71 80
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC LKY DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 50 60 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30 30
TEMP............33 33 33 34 36 39 39 41 43 42 42 43
RH..............96 98 98 94 89 81 82 79 75 79 79 76
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW N N NE NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 13 8 6 5 6 8 12 13 17
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 16 16 20 13 10 8 11 14 18 19 21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...32 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10
TO 18 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 90 89 90 89 88 86 79 89 87 89 82
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............80 90 80 90 90 90 90 90 80 50 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............41 40 39 37 40 39 38 38 35 35 36 36
RH..............82 85 89 97 87 85 85 85 96 96 94 96
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 19 20 22 23 25 25 23 22 20 19 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 22 26 28 28 30 29 25 18 15 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 17 19 25 28 28 35 34 24 16 13 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO
15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO
18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO
21 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (106500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 88 88 85 82 81 81 80 78 77 75 77
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 36 37 39 40 40 41 42 42 42 41
RH..............96 94 92 93 88 86 81 76 70 67 65 67
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SW W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 15 17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 15 18 20 21 22 23 23 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 10 18 21 22 24 25 28 29 30 29
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 3 7 22 34 42 55 66 78 92 107 91
FORECASTER...JRC
REQUESTED BY...SAM MATELSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608653.3/ARX
.DELDT 04/03/26
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.EMAIL SAM.MATELSKI@USDA.GOV
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