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FNUS73 KARX 271730
FWSARX
SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR 15 PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1130 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 27.
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
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND
INTO WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO ESCAPE THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE ZERO AND OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING BELOW ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF AROUND 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND
REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY. MINIMUM RHS WILL REMAIN
AROUND 45 TO 55 PERCENT DURING THIS PERIOD AS WELL. SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL TREND POOR OVERNIGHT AS A NOCTURNAL INVERSION
BUILDS INTO THE AREA, HOWEVER THIS WILL IMPROVE TO GOOD AFTER
DAYBREAK WITH AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS REACHING AROUND 2500FT ON
WEDNESDAY. OUTSIDE OF SOME ISOLATED FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON, NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........8 AT IGNITION...MAX 8.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT AGL
DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /62200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /62200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 23 24 22 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............8 8 8 8 6
RH..............50 50 52 50 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 20 20 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 23 23 23 17
SDSPL KT-FT/100062 56 54 51 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -5.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........16 19 20 22 28 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............5 2 1 0 -2 -3
RH..............60 69 77 74 77 77
20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.19 18 16 15 15 15
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 900 800 1300 800 800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18 W 15 W 15 W 14 W 14 W 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100028 12 10 16 10 9
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 9.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (44400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........36 29 29 40 41 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............-4 -4 1 6 8 7
RH..............83 78 67 56 54 56
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 7 NW 9 NW 9 NW 10 NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 18 18 18 18
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1200 1700 2000 2300 2200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 16 W 18 W 20 NW 21 NW 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 16 27 34 42 38
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