FNUS73 KGRB 181803
FWSGRB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 229...MTE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
103 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

...COOLER CONDITIONS ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON...
.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT FROM NORTHEAST TO WEST-CENTRAL
WISCONSIN WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE REACHED EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE THE FRONT PASSES...CAUSING WINDS TO VEER AND TEMPERATURES
TO SLOWLY FALL THE REST OF THE DAY. A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH INCREASING
CHANCES OF RAIN FOR THE AREA. THE AIR MAY TURN COLD ENOUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TO PRODUCE A RAIN
AND SNOW MIX.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS VARIABLE AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 9800 FT AGL AT IGNITION. MAX...10300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    MAX...4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT AROUND 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 58700 OR GOOD AT IGNITION. MAX...57800 OR
                    GOOD.

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FORECASTER...MG
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.COMP2.01/GRB