680
FNUS73 KMKX 171437
FWSMKX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NAG PA PRAIRIE RXBURN...WAUKESHA COUNTY PARKS AND LAND USE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
837 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 17.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A SFC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
THIS AFTERNOON, PROVIDING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT WILL THEN BECOME
SOUTHEASTERLY THIS EVENING OVER THE BURN SITE. WHILE CONDITIONS SHOULD
BE MOSLTY SUNNY TO START THE BURN, THE LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LIMIT
MIXING HEIGHTS TO 2500 FT AMID POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. WITH THE RECENT DRY
CONDITIONS, MIN RH VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 30 TO 35%. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH RAIN TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO
TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /10500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/14300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 4 5 21 49 66 84 92
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 40 42 43 44 45 43 41
RH..............48 42 38 36 35 33 36 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W NW NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.0 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 7 5 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 13 13 14 14 12 2 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AND SNOW OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........100 97 94 95 95 98 100 100 100 100 100 99
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RS RN RN RS RS RS RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 37 36 36 36 36 35 34 33 33 32 33
RH..............46 50 54 59 61 64 66 75 85 96 100 100
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40.
RH..................MIN 85 PERCENT.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........97 97 98 98 98 98 98 96 95 93 90 79
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RS RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 33 33 34 35 37 38 39 39 39 39 38
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 96 89 89 85 85 89
FORECASTER...MILLER
REQUESTED BY...EMILY HELM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526115.0/MKX
.DELDT 11/17/25
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.EMAIL EHELM@WAUKESHACOUNTY.GOV
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