FNUS73 KGRB 311906 FWSGRB SPOT FORECAST FOR KEWAUNEE RX BURN 2...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 206 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY. NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE RECEIVE ONSITE OBSERVATIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BURN IS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...WHERE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS ARE SIGNIFICANT THIS TIME OF YEAR. .DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES ARE A TOUGH CALL AT THE BURN SITE TODAY...WITH A LACK OF AN ONSITE OBSERVATION...AND A TIGHT GRADIENT IN TEMPERATURES NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. WENT A BIT COOLER THAN THE PREVIOUS SPOT FORECAST...BASED ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AT AIRPORT SITES IN STURGEON BAY AND MANITOWOC. GUSTY SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE GRADUALLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 TO 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 3 PM AND 4 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 500 TO 1000 FT AGL TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT AROUND 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 15000 OR POOR. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 60 54 RH..............57 53 66 20 FT WIND......S 16 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...KIECKBUSCH REQUESTED BY...GUIDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.KEWAU.07/GRB