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FNUS73 KARX 080935
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROLLERCOASTER RIDGE RX BURN...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
435 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 08.
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
WINDS OUT OF THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL PREVAIL TODAY
AT THE FIRE SITE. AS THE DAY GOES ONE, MAY SEE WINDS BECOME A BIT
MORE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT TIMES BUT EAST-NORTHEAST SHOULD
PREVAIL THROUGH SUNSET, WHEN WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
IN DIRECTION. SOLIDLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH RH
FALLING TO AT LEAST 29 PERCENT, POTENTIALLY CLOSER TO 25.
VENTILATION SHOULD BE FAVORABLE TODAY WITH GOOD CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING BY NOON. WINDS BECOME OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5
MPH TOMORROW WITH LARGELY POOR SMOKE DISPERSION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT AGL
INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /21800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/37800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 5 4 2 3 4 7 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 54 58 61 61 63 64 64
RH..............46 43 37 35 33 31 30 29
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 13 13 13 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.5 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 13 12 10 10 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 25 36 36 36 38 36 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........2 3 11 10 17 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 59 50 44 40 35
RH..............27 32 46 51 57 63
20 FT WIND......E 5 E 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 9 8 6 5
MIX HGT (FT)....4300 400 300 200 200 100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 SE 9 SE 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 3 2 2 2 1
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO
8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (22300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........8 17 4 3 2 1
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 41 55 64 68 71
RH..............70 62 34 27 25 26
20 FT WIND......SE 1 S 1 S 1 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 8
MIX HGT (FT)....100 600 1400 2500 3000 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 S 3 SW 3 W 5 W 7 W 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 2 4 10 18 22
FORECASTER...AF
REQUESTED BY...IAN REMUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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