FNUS73 KGRB 241253
FWSGRB

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCHINSKI FIRE...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
753 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY. THICKER
MID-LEVEL CLOUDS POISED JUST TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE MAY EDGE INTO THE
REGION TODAY...AND SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP...BUT SKIES
SHOULD REMAIN PARTLY SUNNY. DEEP MIXING AND A DRY AIR MASS WILL LEAD TO
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE MID 20S...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
TO AROUND 15 MPH AT TIMES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    THEN AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....36000 /GOOD/ INCREASING TO 128000 /EXCELLENT/.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     58     63     64     61
RH..............39     32     26     27     32
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 8   NW 10  NW 10  NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...KIECKBUSCH
REQUESTED BY...JIM HOLZWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.LOCHI.01/MKX