Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
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FNUS73 KMKX 051124
FWSMKX
Spot Forecast for Von Reuden Rx burn...WI DNR
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
524 AM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on November 05.
Please contact the National Weather Service if conditions become
unrepresentative or if you have questions/concerns about this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
Cooler temperatures today but another day of strong mixing to around
4000 ft and excellent smoke dispersal. However this comes with
some breezy winds from the northwest with gusts up to 30 mph.
Winds will largely peak around mid to late morning. Meanwhile,
minimum RH will be around 40% but could fall as low as 35% if we
manage to mix a bit better than expected.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent) then becoming
sunny (5-15 percent).
Temperature.........51 at ignition...Max 56.
RH..................66 percent at ignition...Min 40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 13 mph at
ignition...otherwise Northwest winds 8 to 15
mph. Gusts up to 31 mph in the late morning and
afternoon.
Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 4000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 21 to 28 mph decreasing to around 14
mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good /32000 knot-ft/ at ignition.
Max...excellent /89800 knot-ft/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........62 58 19 8 4 2 2 1 1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............51 52 53 53 54 55 54 52 49
RH..............66 59 57 54 50 45 41 43 46
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..13 15 15 15 14 13 11 10 8
20 FT wind gust.25 24 24 23 22 21 18 18 14
Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 2.2 2.9 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.0 1.1 0.7
Transp wind dir.NW NW N NW N NW NW NW W
Transp wind spd.23 28 26 28 26 23 21 14 14
SDspl kt-ft/100032 53 66 87 90 79 72 13 8
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Temperature.........Min 28.
RH..................Max 95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening becoming
light.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1900 knot-ft).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........3 5 5 6 7 3 4 3 3 4 4 5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............45 43 42 40 38 37 35 34 33 31 30 29
RH..............51 55 57 59 64 67 72 75 75 81 81 85
20 FT wind dir..W NW W W W W W W W NW NW W
20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2
20 FT wind gust.14 14 13 13 11 10 10 8 7 6 6 4
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW
Transp wind spd.14 15 13 14 13 12 12 10 9 8 7 6
SDspl kt-ft/10006 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Temperature.........Max 53.
RH..................Min 37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 6 to 8 mph with
gusts to around 17 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 3 mph shifting to the south 3
to 12 mph in the morning, then increasing to 13
to 16 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (800 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to fair (22400 knot-ft) in the
afternoon.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........15 24 34 43 58 63 67 67 68 68 73 79
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............28 30 33 40 44 48 50 52 53 53 52 50
RH..............92 88 85 67 60 49 42 39 38 39 41 42
20 FT wind dir..N N S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT wind spd..0 0 1 2 4 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT wind gust.2 2 4 6 7 10 12 13 14 14 16 17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.0
Transp wind dir.NW SE SE S S S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.3 3 5 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 16
SDspl kt-ft/10001 1 1 4 9 15 21 22 22 22 18 14
$$
Forecaster...Kuroski
Requested by...Nathan Holoubek
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2525158.0/MKX
.DELDT 11/05/25
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.EMAIL nathan.holoubek@wi.gov