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Spot Forecast for Hwy 56 Rx...MnDOT
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1128 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 CDT on May 10.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (608) 784-8292 if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected
between 4 PM and 6 PM today. A few of the thunderstorms could produce
strong gusty winds. Highs today will around 70 degrees. Afternoon
humidities will fall to around 40 percent. Winds outside of thunderstorms
will be in the 5 to 10 mph range from the west. The winds will shift to
northwest between 5 PM and 6 PM. Smoke dispersion will be excellent.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    partly sunny (60-70 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers late in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 20 percent late in the
                    afternoon.
Temperature.........65 at ignition...Max 70.
RH..................49 percent at ignition...Min 44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds west at 9 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    West winds 9 to 16 mph.
Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 4900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 to 24 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent /65100 knot-ft/ at ignition.
                    Max...excellent /93500 knot-ft/.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth at ignition...max 5.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........27  42  56  68  73  60
Weather cov.....                SCH SCH
Weather type....                RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   10  0   20  20
Temp............65  66  67  67  68  69
RH..............49  47  47  47  49  44
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..9   11  11  11  13  16
20 FT wind gust.14  16  18  19  22  23
Mix hgt (kft)...4.6 4.9 4.5 3.6 4.7 4.4
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   NW
Transp wind spd.16  18  20  17  23  24
Haines index....4   5   5   5   5   5
SDspl kt-ft/100065  79  76  53  94  92

$$
Forecaster...JSB
Requested by...Ken Graeve
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/10/24
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.EMAIL kenneth.graeve@state.mn.us