343  
FNUS73 KGRB 171931  
FWSGRB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER WEST RX...DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
231 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A BROAD, WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THROUGHOUT  
FRIDAY WILL BRING 50 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCES OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE  
DAY AND UP TO 35 PERCENT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS. FORECAST RAIN  
TOTALS OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH MAY NOT COMPLETELY SOAK ALL  
FUELS UNLESS A HEAVIER SHOWER MOVES DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA. EXCEPT  
FOR IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THUNDERSHOWERS, WINDS WILL BE  
MOSTLY IN THE 5-10 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 10-15 MPH, THOUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING WINDS WILL QUICKLY VEER FROM SOUTHERLY TO  
NORTHWESTERLY BY AROUND NOON. PRECIPITATION MOVES OUT NOT LONG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL SEE A CLEARING TREND IN THE SKIES  
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5-10 MPH GUSTING TO 10-15 MPH. EXPECT  
RHS ON SATURDAY TO FALL TO AROUND THE 40 PERCENT MARK.  
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.  
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/22200 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 91 90 88  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH  
TEMP............60 61 61 60  
RH..............81 78 75 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 15 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 17 19 22  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.  
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........87 87 90 93 94 92 87 81 76 72 69 66  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
TEMP............58 56 52 48 46 44 43 42 40 40 39 38  
RH..............72 72 77 83 86 86 89 89 92 89 92 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW N N N NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 28 29 29 28 27 27 24 18 13 9 9  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.  
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........64 65 61 55 49 45 43 42 41 41 39 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 52 53 53 53  
RH..............92 82 76 70 65 58 52 46 43 41 41 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.4 4.1 4.6 5.2 5.9 6.4 6.5 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 17 23 33 41 49 56 62 71 77 78 63  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO MQT GS  
REQUESTED BY...KENNETH GLAZER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510907.0/GRB  
.DELDT 04/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KENNETH.GLAZER@WISCONSIN.GOV  
 
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