049  
FNUS73 KMKX 080852  
FWSMKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE MARSH PRESCRIBED FIRE...WISCONSIN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
352 AM CDT MON SEP 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS  
FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TODAY. DRY  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED  
TODAY, AND MAY SEE SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 55 TO 58 PERCENT AT IGNITION  
SHOULD DROP TO MINIMUM VALUES OF 43 TO 48 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON,  
AND MAY DROP A LITTLE LOWER TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. GOOD CATEGORY  
SMOKE DISPERSAL VALUES ABOVE 30000 KNOT-FEET ARE ANTICIPATED AT  
IGNITION AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.  
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /33600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/55400 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 30 43 40 36 33 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 65 67 68 69 69 70  
RH..............58 52 47 46 44 44 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 45 55 54 52 51 36  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.  
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........32 31 27 23 19 25 30 36 35 35 35 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............68 65 62 60 58 57 57 56 55 53 52 51  
RH..............51 58 65 69 75 75 72 72 72 74 74 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 13 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 16 16 16 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.  
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (39300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........33 32 33 33 34 39 44 50 53 57 61 63  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 51 54 58 64 67 69 71 72 73 72 70  
RH..............74 74 74 69 58 54 53 49 48 48 49 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 17 18 20 20 18 16 16 15 15 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 10 15 22 33 37 38 39 38 39 23  
 
 
FORECASTER...WOOD  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC KILBURG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2521512.0/MKX  
.DELDT 09/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIC.KILBURG@WISCONSIN.GOV  
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