FNUS73 KGRB 171241
FWSGRB

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKSTEIN...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
741 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES
IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
BY SATURDAY. VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
AND WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOWER 70S...AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND 20S TODAY AND INTO
THE 30S ON SATURDAY.  EVEN THOUGH SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 10 AM...DEEP MIXING MAY PRODUCE A FEW AFTERNOON
GUSTS TO 16 MPH.

A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY
AND MAY PROVIDE SOME ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY. ANOTHER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION ARRIVES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
PASSES TO OUR SOUTH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    EXPECTED LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...WITH A
                    FEW GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION. MAX...1700 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO MAX...5500 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 28100 OR FAIR AT IGNITION. MAX...40500
                    OR GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     62     68     70     67
RH..............39     26     20     20     25
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   SW 7   SW 7   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN...3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO MIN...100 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...200 OR POOR.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     56     51     49     46     44
RH..............29     40     49     59     67     73
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 4   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10            5      5

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FORECASTER...TDH
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.ECKST.01/GRB