Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
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271 FXUS63 KGRB 200859 AFDGRB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 359 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Forecast discussion for routine morning forecast issuance .KEY MESSAGES... - Showers and thunderstorms are likely across northern WI this afternoon. Severe storms are not expected, but locally heavy rainfall may occur. - A chance of showers and thunderstorms will be possible at times from Sunday afternoon through the middle of next week. The severe thunderstorm potential is low for Sunday and Monday, but is too early to determine for Tuesday and Wednesday. Locally heavy rain is possible. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 356 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Short Term...Today...Tonight...and Sunday High pressure brought quiet conditions to the forecast area early this morning, with partly cloudy skies and patchy fog in a few locations. A cold front was dropping south through southern Ontario and northern Lake Superior. This front will become the focus for shower and thunderstorm development as it moves through GRB CWA this afternoon and tonight. The back door cold front will sag south through northern WI this afternoon. A weak upper trough over the region won`t provide any forcing, as the main short-wave will remain well to our west. However, increasing moisture (dew points in the lower to middle 60s) and instability (CAPE around 750-1000 j/kg) along the front should lead to numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms across north central and far northeast WI. With PWATs increasing to 1.25 to 1.75 inches and weak flow (5 to 10 knots) aloft leading to slow movement of any storms, there is potential for locally heavy rainfall. Severe weather is not anticipated, as deep layer shear is expected to be weak (5 to 15 knots). Highs will be mostly in the upper 70s to middle 80s. The cold front will move through the rest of the forecast area tonight, but with the diurnal decrease in instability and a lack of any other forcing mechanism, suspect that precipitation coverage will be isolated to scattered at best. Low temperatures will range from the lower to middle 50s far north to the lower to middle 60s in C/EC WI. On Sunday, the weak front should be situated south and west of the forecast area, but models show scattered showers and storms redeveloping in the southwest part of the forecast area during the afternoon. The best chance should be southwest of a line from Merrill to Oshkosh, where CAPE values of 750-1000 j/kg will reside. Weak shear and light steering winds aloft will again support a localized heavy rainfall threat with any storms. Farther northeast, plenty of sunshine and a more comfortable air mass will make for a nice day. Highs will be in the 75 to 80 range. Long Term...Sunday Night Through Friday Northeast Wisconsin will remain on the west side of a broad upper trough through midweek, and then transition to weak ridging by the end of the week. A surface boundary residing over the area on Monday, combined with daytime heating, will bring a chance for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. MLCAPES are as high as 1000 to 1500 J/kg, but weak shear and lack of upper forcing results in a low severe thunderstorm potential. Pwats of 1.0 to 1.5 inches could bring locally heavy rain. There are higher chances (40-70%) for showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday as a mid-level shortwave approaches from the northwest, along with the sfc front still over the area. CAPE values are similar, but 0-6km shear increasing to 15-30 kts. Pwats are in the 1.0 to 1.5 inch range. May need to keep a closer watch for a few isolated stronger storms, but this will also depend on the position of the front and timing of the shortwave. Models are not in great agreement on this at the moment. Models continue to diverge late in the week, with the GFS quick to move the front out and allow upper ridging to build. The ECMWF and Canadian are slower with this. Sometime late Wednesday-Thursday any remaining precipitation should clear out with dry days to follow to end the week. Temperatures will be near to slightly below normal, with daily highs in the mid 70s to low 80s, and daily lows in the 50s to low 60s. && .AVIATION...for 06Z TAF Issuance Issued at 1043 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 VFR conditions will prevail through Saturday evening. Cirrus through Saturday morning will give way to cumulus by midday which will persist through the afternoon. An approaching front from the north will result in scattered showers and storms developing from this cu deck late afternoon, first across northern Wisconsin (RHI), then eventually settling into central Wisconsin (AUW and CWA) Saturday evening. Brief IFR/MVFR conditions are possible under the heavier showers and storms. Loss of daytime heating will diminish lingering showers and storms by late evening. .OSH...Cirrus will prevail into Saturday morning. Scattered to broken cumulus based at 5kft will then form by midday Saturday and persist through Saturday afternoon. Though showers and some storms will be dropping slowly southward across northern Wisconsin late on Saturday afternoon, the showers are expected to remain west and north of Oshkosh through Saturday evening. Surface winds will remain light under 10 knots through the TAF period. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION.....Kieckbusch/KLJ AVIATION.......JLA