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Spot Forecast for Staffon Barrens East RX Burn...Wisconsin DNR
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
544 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 CDT on March 28.
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...

Periods of showers and thunderstorms exit the area this morning.
Rain chances increase this evening and continue into the weekend.
Temperatures will warm as south winds strengthen as a warm front
lifts north toward central Wisconsin. Highs are forecast in the
70s. Lowest relative humidities range from 50 to 55%. Precipitation
totals through the weekend look to range from .5" to 1.5" with
some locally higher amounts.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...12 percent.
Temperature.........59 at ignition...Max 74.
RH..................69 percent at ignition...Min 53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds southeast at 6 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Southeast winds 6 to 7
                    mph. Gusts up to 20 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 to 21 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /18100 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...good
                    /56200 knot-ft/.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........49  44  47  60  48  54
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   10  10  10  10
Temp............59  64  67  70  72  72
RH..............69  60  59  55  53  53
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.13  13  14  15  18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 2.2 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   SW  SW
Transp wind spd.12  13  15  17  18  21
SDspl kt-ft/100018  24  33  41  49  56

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
                    Chance of rain showers overnight.
CWR.................10 percent increasing to 30 percent early in
                    the evening, then decreasing to 10 percent late
                    in the evening increasing to 30 percent
                    overnight.
Chance of thunder...28 percent.
Temperature.........Min 39.
RH..................Max 89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 7 mph with gusts to around
                    20 mph shifting to the northwest around 5 mph
                    after 3 am. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms early in the evening.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 21 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 16 to 17 mph after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (27200 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (12000 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........41     34     33     52     73     79
Weather cov.....       CHANCE               CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   RNSHWR NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........       CHANCE
CWR.............10     30     10     10     30     30
Chc of thdr (%).10     30     10     10     10     10
Temp............74     69     64     62     59     53
RH..............48     59     70     75     78     83
20 ft wind......SE 7   SE 6   S 7    SW 7   W 6    NW 5
20 ft wind gust.18     18     22     22     19     15
Mix hgt (ft)....1800   1000   1200   1200   1100   900
Transport wind..SW 17  SW 14  SW 16  SW 21  W 20   W 17
SDspl kt-ft/100027     12     17     22     19     13

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the morning, then rain in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................100 percent.
Chance of thunder...7 percent.
Temperature.........Max 47.
RH..................Min 63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east 7
                    to 8 mph with gusts to around 19 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 13 to 14 mph shifting to the east 14 to
                    18 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (13200 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (36600 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........82     86     80     83     83     83
Weather cov.....CHANCE S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE
Weather type....RNSHWR RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............30     20     30     30     70     100
Chc of thdr (%).10     0      0      0      0      10
Temp............45     42     44     46     47     46
RH..............93     89     79     68     63     63
20 ft wind......NW 5   N 5    NE 5   NE 6   NE 7   E 8
20 ft wind gust.14     14     14     15     16     18
Mix hgt (ft)....1100   1500   1900   2100   2300   2300
Transport wind..N 14   N 13   NE 14  E 15   E 16   E 18
SDspl kt-ft/100013     17     22     28     32     37

$$
Forecaster...CZ
Requested by...Matthew Raabe
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/28/25
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.EMAIL Matthew.Raabe@wisconsin.gov