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WWUS83 KGRB 160912
SPSGRB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
412 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-LINCOLN-
LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-SHAWANO-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-
412 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON...
PINE FUELS HAVE REACHED THEIR PEAK VOLATILITY AND FINE FUELS HAVE
STILL NOT GREENED UP OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN, SO DRY AND WINDY
WEATHER WILL BRING ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO MAINLY NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON.
DRY AIR WILL RESIDE OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. VERY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS THIS AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST CRITICAL IN AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL LAST NIGHT.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO BE CAREFUL WITH ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A WILDLAND FIRE. CAMPFIRES, OUTDOOR GRILLS,
SMOKING MATERIALS, CHAIN SAWS, AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ALL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO THROW A SPARK AND IGNITE A DANGEROUS AND
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
KIECKBUSCH
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