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FNUS73 KMPX 131744
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Spot Forecast for Wiggins Pond...Wisconsin DNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1244 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on April 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Tomorrow will also be warm and sunny with a high temperature near
70. In the afternoon RH values will fall down to near 30, but
closer to ignition they should be around 50. Today`s winds will
shift to the north tonight and continue from the N to NW tomorrow
during the burn time. Winds will be around 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph possible by the afternoon.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Temperature.........60 at ignition...Max 70.
RH..................55 percent at ignition...Min 30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds north at 10 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    Northwest winds 10 to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /19800 knot-ft/ at ignition.
                    Max...excellent /116800 knot-ft/ increasing to
                    excellent (79400 knot-ft) late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 7100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 13 to 21 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth at ignition...max 5.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............60  63  65  68  69  69  70  69  67  66  62  59
RH..............55  48  42  36  34  32  30  31  34  36  41  44
20 FT wind dir..N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..10  12  12  12  13  13  13  12  10  9   8   6
20 FT wind gust.14  15  16  17  18  20  20  18  15  13  10  8
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 3.0 4.1 5.3 5.9 6.5 7.1 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.6 0.5
Transp wind dir.N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   NW  NW
Transp wind spd.13  14  16  18  21  21  21  18  14  10  8   8
Haines index....5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Temperature.........Min 42.
RH..................Max 76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming northeast around
                    5 mph after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (34300 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (1700 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 5 to 14 mph.
Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    showers.
Temperature.........Max 70.
RH..................Min 32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast
                    6 to 9 mph late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2200 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (43000 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast 7 to
                    12 mph late in the morning.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Carletta
Requested by...Burn boss
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410627.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Kyle.coopman@wisconsin.gov