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Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
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948 FXUS63 KGRB 132340 AFDGRB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 640 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 Updated aviation portion for 00Z TAF issuance .KEY MESSAGES... - Near-surface Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to result in poor air quality and reduced visibilities into Monday. An Air Quality Advisory remains in effect until noon Monday. - Next round of more widespread active weather arrives Tuesday afternoon into Thursday. - Very warm and humid conditions to start the work week with heat index values in the upper 80s to low 90s. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 340 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 Rain / Thunderstorm Chances: Isolated showers and storms should develop across northeast MN and far northwest WI later this afternoon and evening as a weak frontal boundary interacts with peak daytime heating/instability. As the boundary sags to the south overnight, a stray shower or sprinkle may make it into north central or central WI after midnight into Monday morning as the activity wanes. Greatest chances for measurable rain (over 20%) remain just west of Vilas and Lincoln counties, so will hold PoPs under 15. The boundary will linger in the area through the day on Monday, along with a weak shortwave, so a stray shower can`t be ruled out, but again, chances are under 15% so will keep the afternoon dry. Better chances for widespread showers and storms will arrive late Tuesday into Wednesday, as a zonal upper flow will prevail over the northern CONUS, with fast moving shortwaves riding this flow, along with a quasi-stationary frontal boundary draped across the Upper Midwest. This will be a decent set up for a bout or two with a large complex and heavy rain, as an impressive pool of moisture and instability will reside south of the boundary. Models still trying to iron out where the best threat for heavy rain (along with possible severe storms) will be, with the placement and orientation of the LLJ and boundary will play a big role in where any complex forms and how long we will be under the threat for heavy rain/storms. Probs for an inch of rain in any one 24-hour period are running at 20% or lower, but think these will increase once the models latch on to a better consensus. Smoke Trends: Satellite and surface observations continue to show an area of Canadian wildfire smoke across the region. The first thicker batch will move through this afternoon into early tonight, with a break in the thicker smoke (currently in MN and northwest WI) expected to work east across the area this evening into tonight. HRRR/RAP/Canadian take the next thick batch of smoke, currently over far northwest MN, into locations mainly north of Hwy 29 on Monday. The smoke will bring poor air quality, a burning smell, along with reduced visibilities to 3-6 miles at times. An Air Quality Advisory remains in effect until noon on Monday. Temps / Humidity: A very warm couple of days are expected Monday and Tuesday with highs climbing to the mid 80s to near 90. Dewpoints on Monday will climb into the mid and upper 60s across central and east central WI, producing heat index readings in the upper 80s to around 90. The entire area should see dewpoints in the mid 60s to near 70 Monday night, making for a very warm and muggy night. Dewpoints in the mid 60s to around 70 will continue on Tuesday, with heat index readings in the mid 80s to low 90s. && .AVIATION...for 00Z TAF Issuance Issued at 627 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 Smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to impact parts of the forecast area through the TAF period, bringing poor air quality and MVFR visibilities. The current batch of smoke covering the forecast area will gradually shift northeast, exiting late tonight into early Monday morning. Another batch of thicker smoke will sag into far northern WI Monday morning, but is not expected to get much farther south than RHI before retreating north late in the afternoon. A weakening cold front will bring a small chance of showers to NC WI later tonight, but the confidence is too low to make a mention at the RHI TAF site. There will be a fairly moist and unstable air mass in place Monday afternoon, but with only a washed out front (little, if any convergence) to provide any forcing, any convective development would be too isolated to mention in the TAFs. SCT daytime cumulus will likely develop in the late morning and afternoon. A period of LLWS is possible over NC WI (including RHI) late this evening and into the overnight hours as west winds increase to 35 to 40 kts in the 1500-2000 ft AGL layer. Surface winds will remain light from the SW-W overnight, then becoming a bit gusty due to daytime heating on Monday. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION.....Bersch AVIATION.......Kieckbusch