239 FNUS53 KARX 080744 FWFARX Fire Weather Planning Forecast National Weather Service La Crosse WI 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 ...Gusty Southwest Winds Friday... .DISCUSSION...High pressure will drift across the area today for continued dry conditions. Plan on highs today in the 60s to lower 70s with minimum afternoon RH values generally in the 30-35 percent range. Winds will be light and variable today, generally less than 10 mph. Warm and gusty conditions will be seen Friday ahead of an approaching cold front from the Northern Plains. Southwest wind with gusts up to 30-35 mph can be expected with minimum RH values bottoming out in the 35 to 45 percent range. The cold front will come through dry Friday night with high pressure building back in for Saturday into Sunday. This will keep the dry conditions going through the weekend. Rain chances will then move in Sunday night into early next week as low pressure moves through the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi River Valley. WIZ017-029-090030- Taylor-Clark- Including the cities of Medford and Neillsville 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....60-65. Min humidity........33-38 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the morning becoming light. Haines Index........6 or high. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3800 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....West around 3 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 17000 or fair (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....44-49. Max humidity........71-76 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 7 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Precipitation.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....73-78. Min humidity........46-51 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........9 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 2900 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 25 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 78000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 TO 50. West winds 5 to 7 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 TO 45. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 65 TO 70. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 TO 50. South winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 TO 45. West winds 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 55 TO 60. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 30 TO 35. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 55 TO 60. West winds 5 to 9 mph. $$ MNZ079-WIZ032-033-090030- Wabasha-Buffalo-Trempealeau- Including the cities of Wabasha, Alma, Arcadia, and Whitehall 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....64-69. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3500 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southeast around 4 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 13000 or fair (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....49-54. Max humidity........63-68 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. Precipitation.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....78-83. Min humidity........38-43 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........10 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3200 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 22 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 76000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 TO 55. West winds 5 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 65 TO 70. Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 TO 50. East winds 6 to 11 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 75 TO 80. Southeast winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. South winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 TO 45. West winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 55 TO 60. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 TO 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ WIZ034-042>044-090030- Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams- Including the cities of Black River Falls, Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, and Friendship 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....63-68. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the late morning and early afternoon, then shifting to the south late in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3700 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....West around 2 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 13000 or fair (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....45-50. Max humidity........73-78 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. Precipitation.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....76-81. Min humidity........43-48 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........9 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3200 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 29 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 100000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 TO 55. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 65 TO 70. Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 TO 45. East winds 6 to 11 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 70 TO 75. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. South winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 TO 45. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 55 TO 60. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 TO 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 55 TO 60. West winds 6 to 11 mph. $$ MNZ086-087-094-095-090030- Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....65-70. Min humidity........31-36 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3200 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southeast around 7 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 20000 or fair (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....51-56. Max humidity........68-73 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 12 to 17 mph. Precipitation.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........37-42 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 14 to 19 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........10 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3100 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 22 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 75000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 TO 55. West winds 5 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 65 TO 70. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 TO 55. East winds 6 to 11 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 75 TO 80. Southeast winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. South winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 TO 45. West winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 55 TO 60. West winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 TO 40. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 8 to 13 mph. $$ MNZ088-096-WIZ041-053-090030- Winona-Houston-La Crosse-Vernon- Including the cities of Winona, Caledonia, La Crosse, and Viroqua 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....64-69. Min humidity........32-37 percent. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming east 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3400 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....East around 3 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 11000 or poor (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....49-54. Max humidity........69-74 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. Precipitation.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........41-46 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........9 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3100 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 27 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 91000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 TO 55. West winds 5 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 TO 75. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 TO 50. East winds 6 to 11 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 70 TO 75. Southeast winds 8 to 13 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. South winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 TO 45. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 55 TO 60. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 TO 40. West winds 6 to 11 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 6 to 11 mph. $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-090030- Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, and Oelwein 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....68-73. Min humidity........28-33 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3400 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southeast around 7 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 20000 or fair (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....52-57. Max humidity........70-75 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. Precipitation.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........36-41 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........10 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3100 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 28 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 91000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 TO 55. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 TO 75. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 TO 55. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 TO 80. Southeast winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 TO 45. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 TO 40. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 7 to 12 mph. $$ IAZ011-030-WIZ054-055-061-090030- Allamakee-Clayton-Crawford-Richland-Grant- Including the cities of Waukon, Elkader, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center, and Platteville 244 AM CDT Thu Oct 8 2020 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....67-72. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming east 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3500 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....East around 3 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 12000 or poor (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....49-54. Max humidity........68-73 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 7 to 12 mph. Precipitation.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph increasing to 35 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........9 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3000 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 29 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 92000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 TO 60. Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 TO 75. North winds 5 to 7 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 TO 55. East winds 5 to 9 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 TO 80. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. South winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 65 TO 70. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 TO 45. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 TO 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 6 to 11 mph. $$ weather.gov/lacrosse