250  
FNUS73 KMKX 271844  
FWSMKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI TRIBAL PRESCRIBE...WI-GLA BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
144 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 27.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD LINGER FOR MOST OF THE REST OF THE  
AFTERNOON AT THE BURN SITE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE FROM THE  
LOWER 50S AT IGNITION TO THE MIDDLE 50S FOR HIGHS BY 4 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTH DURING THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFT SOUTHEAST AFTER 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT  
RANGE BY MIDDLE AFTERNOON, AND MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 32 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 3000 FEET AGL ARE ANTICIPATED, WITH SMOKE  
DISPERSAL VALUES OF 27000 TO 29000 OR FAIR.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-55 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.  
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /28700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/29000 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 40 50 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 54 56 55  
RH..............41 37 35 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.1 2.9 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 8 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/100029 29 20 16  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM,  
THEN RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.  
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........72 68 63 61 58 70 72 73 77 80 87 90  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 48 46 45 44 43 43 43 43 43 43 43  
RH..............59 68 73 76 76 79 82 82 82 86 86 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 11 12 12 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). RAIN AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.  
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14  
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (44200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 92 93 89 83 76 72 77 53 40 42 29  
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............44 44 44 46 48 51 55 59 61 62 65 66  
RH..............89 89 89 86 86 80 74 69 67 67 63 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 12 13 14 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 14 16 14 16 17 17 19 22 21 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 16 18 21 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 7 7 7 10 11 15 19 26 34 44 41  
 
 
FORECASTER...WOOD  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID PERGOLSKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508248.0/MKX  
.DELDT 03/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.PERGOLSKI@BIA.GOV  
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