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FNUS73 KMKX 241426
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIN FARM EXTENDED RX BURN...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
926 AM CDT WED APR 24 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 25.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
NORTHEAST WINDS AT IGNITION WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY THIS
AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE VERY LOW, AROUND 30
PERCENT, AND MAY DROP TO 25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
ABOVE 2000 FEET AGL AT IGNITION, AND ABOVE 4000 FEET BY MIDDLE
AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL VALUES WILL BE IN THE GOOD
CATEGORY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/36700 KNOT-FT/.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 42 48 51 52 53 54 54 54 53
RH..............56 45 37 33 32 31 30 30 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 8 10 10 11 12 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 7 9 10 12 14 15 14
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 8 14 18 26 33 34 37 36 25
FORECASTER...HALBACH
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW KRSNICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412278.0/MKX
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDREW.KRSNICH@WISCONSIN.GOV
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