Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Green Bay, WI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
400 AM CDT WED APR 24 2002

LOW LEVEL JET HAS KICKED OVER THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE PAST HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORM ARE
QUITE INTENSE AND WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED. OTHERWISE...THE
COMBINATION OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SHARP COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GRB CWA TODAY. EXPECT HIGHS IN MOST LOCATIONS
TO OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN FALL
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE THE PERIODS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY...AND WILL BUMP UP HIGH
TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
SHOULD BECOME STRONGER BEHIND SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TODAY. DO NOT
THINK A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR TODAY AS SUSTAINED WINDS
SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE. DO EXPECT TO SEE SOME GUSTS
APPROACHING 40 MPH AS WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE ARE STRONG AND SHOULD
MIX DOWN LATER IN THE DAY.

OTHERWISE...IT WILL REMAIN QUIETE THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...WILL
PICK THE WARMER GUIDANCE FOR LOWS FRIDAY MORNING AS RIDGE AXIS IS TO
OUR SOUTH AND WINDS SHOULD REMAIN UP THROUGH THE NIGHT. IF THE WINDS
DO DROP OFF LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES COULD FALL TO NEAR
RECORD LEVELS WITH READINGS IN THE TEENS OVER THE NORTH AND 20S
SOUTH. THE SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY HAS SHIFTED SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER
NORTH THAN THE RUN FROM LAST NIGHT. STILL THINK MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW...BUT WILL LEAVE THE
RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE CURRENT FORECAST ALONE IN CASE THE SYSTEM
SHOULD EVEN JUMP FARTHER NORTH ON SUCCESSIVE RUNS.

.GRB...NONE

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
600 AM CDT WED APR 24 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW OF THE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE PRIMARY
THREAT.

WARM AIR FLOWING NORTHWARD HELPED GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN
WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING...HOWEVER A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP GENERATE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. OVER EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

SINCE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MINIMAL...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS
NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AT NOON. UPDATED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
IN THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST WHENEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING OR ARE
IMMINENT.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY, WI
532 AM CDT WED APR 24 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0525 AM    10 SE WAUSAU              WI   .75 INCH HAIL
04/24/02   MARATHON                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-241500-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
600 AM CDT WED APR 24 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW OF THE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE PRIMARY
THREAT.

WARM AIR FLOWING NORTHWARD HELPED GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN
WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING...HOWEVER A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP GENERATE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. OVER EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

SINCE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MINIMAL...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS
NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AT NOON. UPDATED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
IN THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST WHENEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING OR ARE
IMMINENT.

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