FNUS73 KGRB 171517 FWSGRB SPOT FORECAST FOR POWELL MARSH...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1017 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DUE TO SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN A DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND AN APPROACHING LOW. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY...WITH SOME LIGHT SPRINKLES POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LINGER NEAR A WARM FRONT ACROSS FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BUT SUNNY AND MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...THEN 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT AROUND 23 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....78600 /EXCELLENT/ AT IGNITION...THEN 66200 /EXCELLENT/. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 66 68 67 RH..............45 37 36 37 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 11 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 32 TO 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....11400 /POOR/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 59 56 54 52 52 RH..............44 60 70 75 83 84 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 65 73 79 81 80 RH..............78 55 44 38 33 32 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 11 S 12 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...MG REQUESTED BY...DAVE PERGOLSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120517.POWEL.02/GRB