FNUS73 KGRB 171607 AAA
FWSGRB

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKSTEIN...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1107 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.

UPDATED TEMPS/WINDS/RH

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY. WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOWER 70S
AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROP TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL
HAVE MORE OF A WESTERLY COMPONENT THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT...WITH WEST-
SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH ANTICIPATED THIS
AFTERNOON.

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.........MAX 73.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX...5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...55000 OR GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     69     73     71
RH..............27     21     17     19
20 FT WIND......SW 8   W 8    W 8    SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     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...KIECKBUSCH
REQUESTED BY...DEREK CASBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.ECKST.01/GRB