853
FNUS73 KMKX 171335
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILPR 2602 -BECKER2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
735 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 17.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE LOW 30S THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY WITH
LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM THE WEST TO START BUT TURNING SOUTH BY THE
MID AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE MINIMAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES TODAY THE RH
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN RIGHT AROUND 60 TO 65 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 34.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 14
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/9400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 25 20 14 17 16 14 26 37 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 31 30 30 32 32 32 32 31 29
RH..............63 69 72 75 69 69 72 75 75 78
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 8 7 7 8 10 11 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW W W SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 8 5 6 7 9 10 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 7 9 7 4 5 6 6 4 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM, THEN
RAIN LIKELY AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........57 65 72 79 86 89 92 94 97 99 95 92
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............28 28 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 37
RH..............81 81 85 85 85 88 89 92 92 92 92 96
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 9 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 20 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 20 21 22 24 22 24 22 21 21 21 20
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 10 11 13 14 13 14 13 13 14 15 14
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42.
RH..................MIN 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (25500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 94 92 93 88 84 79 73 67 61 66 72
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RS SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 39 40 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 32 29
RH..............96 92 92 89 89 92 92 92 89 78 78 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 13 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 19 18 17 18 18 18 19 20 21 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 18 18 18 20 20 20 18 18 21 23
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 13 13 12 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 26
FORECASTER...KUROSKI
REQUESTED BY...SEAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527868.0/MKX
.DELDT 12/17/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SEAN_SALLMANN@FWS.GOV
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