FNUS73 KMKX 202156 FWSMKX Spot Forecast for Buwalda RX Burn...WI DNR National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 456 PM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CDT on April 22. Please contact the National Weather Service if conditions become unrepresentative or if you have questions/concerns about this forecast. .DISCUSSION... Expecting light easterly 20 ft winds (~5 mph) in the morning slowly shifting southeast and increasing to 7-9 mph in the afternoon hours. A few gusts up to 15 mph are possible. Uncertainties in exact gusts remain. If the system to the west intensifies more than currently forecast, gusts will be stronger. Expecting minimum RH values around 45 percent, but these could fall into the upper 30s if the stronger winds are realized. Mixing heights up to 3500 ft are expected. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Temperature.........40 at ignition...Max 70. RH..................82 percent at ignition...Min 47 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds east at 5 mph at ignition...otherwise East winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the southeast around 7 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 8 to 13 mph shifting to the south 9 to 10 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor /4600 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...fair /28600 knot-ft/. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........10 7 6 4 3 6 8 11 9 8 6 10 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............40 41 45 51 56 60 64 67 69 70 70 69 RH..............82 82 73 66 59 55 52 49 47 47 47 49 20 FT wind dir..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 20 FT wind gust.10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.6 2.5 Transp wind dir.E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S Transp wind spd.13 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 SDspl kt-ft/10005 4 8 10 12 16 17 20 25 27 29 23 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Temperature.........Min 51. RH..................Max 92 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 7 mph early in the evening. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 12 mph early in the evening. Smoke dispersal.....Fair (13500 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (4600 knot-ft) late in the night early in the evening. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........14 18 20 23 25 29 34 38 37 36 35 31 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............67 65 62 58 55 53 52 52 51 51 51 51 RH..............52 54 58 62 66 69 71 71 77 80 86 89 20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT wind gust.12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 0.5 M M M M M M M M M M Transp wind dir.SE SE M M M M M M M M M M Transp wind spd.10 12 M M M M M M M M M M SDspl kt-ft/100014 5 M M M M M M M M M M $$ Forecaster...MH Requested by...Tim James Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610986.0/MKX .DELDT 04/20/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Timothy.James@wisconsin.gov