396  
FNUS73 KMKX 081020  
FWSMKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GROTH UNIT...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
520 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 08.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNREPRESENTATIVE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHEAST TODAY, WITH SPEEDS GRADUALLY  
EASING OVER TIME. RH IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS  
AFTERNOON, THOUGH THIS COULD END UP SLIGHTLY LOWER IF HIGH TEMPERATURES  
ARE WARMER THAN EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.  
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /38100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/51700 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 4 2 2 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 58 61 62 63 64 63  
RH..............55 51 48 44 41 38 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 14 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100038 47 52 52 48 49 48  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST AFTER 3 AM.  
WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.  
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV..... ARS WID  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............62 58 54 50 47 44 41 40 38 36 35 34  
RH..............35 39 43 50 53 57 62 59 64 67 69 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 11 10 10 8 6 6 5 5 4 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5  
SDSPL KT-FT/100044 24 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.  
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (21900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............35 37 42 48 54 58 61 64 66 67 69 68  
RH..............66 67 55 46 38 34 31 27 25 25 23 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 2 2 5 7 11 13 17 18 22 16  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOXELL  
REQUESTED BY...CALEB KLIMA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513443.0/MKX  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CALEB.KLIMA@TNC.ORG  
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