KR9RK - Racine Hams

From the National Weather Service in Sullivan, WI... Air Quality Alert - Racine (Wisconsin) - MONTELLO... BERLIN... FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN... BARABOO... PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS... BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND... PORT WASHINGTON... DODGEVILLE... MADISON... JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS... WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD... MILWAUKEE... DARLINGTON... MONROE... JANESVILLE... BELOIT... ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA... RACINE... KENOSHA 145 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 - ... AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR THE MAJORITY OF WISCONSIN... - ... AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE MAJORITY OF WISCONSIN FOR THURSDAY... - THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR PARTICLE POLLUTION THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN COLUMBIA... DANE... DODGE... FOND DU LAC... GREEN... GREEN LAKE... IOWA... JEFFERSON... KENOSHA... LAFAYETTE... MARQUETTE... MILWAUKE... OZAUKEE... RACINE... ROCK... SAUK... SHEBOYGAN... WALWORTH... WASHINGTON ... WAUKESHA... COUNTIES. - THIS ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY. - THE AIR QUALITY INDEX HAS REACHED THE ORANGE LEVEL WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNHEALTHY FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDING CHILDREN... ELDERLY PEOPLE... INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC PROBLEMS... OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. - ... - THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THURSDAY. THIS WATCH WILL BE IN AFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY NIGHT. - WISCONSIN CONTINUES TO BE IN A VERY STAGNANT AIR PATTERN. DESPITE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND PRECIPITATION PM2.5 CONCENTRATIONS CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE. THIS PATTERN LOOKS TO PERSIST UNTIL THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL AIR QUALITY WATCH AND ADVISORY MESSAGES MAY BE NECESSARY. - TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE... AVOID BURNING... MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING... POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT... AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION. - FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR... 1-866-324-5924. - $$ Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

From the National Weather Service in Sullivan, WI... Dense Fog Advisory - Racine (Wisconsin) - UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 206 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 - ... PERIODS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT... - .MOISTURE SURGING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE IS HELPING TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG. ADDITIONALLY... THE RAIN THAT PUSHED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AIDED IN RAPID DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT ONCE THE RAIN ENDED. - THE FOG IS THINNING OUT A BIT IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SUN WORKS TO MIX UP THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE. VISIBILITIES COULD IMPROVE TO 1 TO 3 MILES FOR A TIME IN SOME AREAS. - DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OR RE-DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE GETS TRAPPED NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AT A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN MANY LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. - THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY MORNING... AND WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE EAST AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES. THIS WILL THIN OUT THE FOG ONCE AGAIN... AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE TO 1 TO 3 MILES OR MORE BY MID MORNING. - WIZ062>072-110415- /O.EXT.KMKX.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100311T1500Z/ IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... DODGEVILLE... MADISON... JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS... WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD... MILWAUKEE... DARLINGTON... MONROE... JANESVILLE... BELOIT... ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA... RACINE... KENOSHA 206 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 - ... DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... - THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. - * AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. - * THERE MAY BE A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE FOG BREAKS UP. VISIBILITIES COULD IMPROVE TO 1 TO 3 MILES OR GREATER FOR A TIME AT SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. - * DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. IT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. - * LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. - PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... - A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING... SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. - - $$ - MRC Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

From the National Weather Service in Sullivan, WI... Flood Watch - Racine (Wisconsin) - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN - ... FOX RIVER AT BURLINGTON AFFECTING RACINE COUNTY... ... PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN AFFECTING GREEN COUNTY... - WIZ071-110447- /O.NEW.KMKX.FL.A.0003.100313T1200Z-100315T1800Z/ /BRGW3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1047 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOX RIVER AT BURLINGTON * FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST... FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY MORNING. - $$ Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Racine Hams

ARES Wednesday Night Practice Net, 3/10/2010, 8:00 pm

RCARES EmComm Group Thursday Night Meeting, 3/11/2010, 7:00 pm

Racine Megacycle Club monthly meeting, 3/8/2010, 7:30 pm

Kenosha Ham Breakfast, 3/7/2010, 7:30 am

ARES Wednesday Night Practice Net, 3/3/2010, 8:00 pm

RCARES EmComm Group Thursday Night Meeting, 3/4/2010, 7:00 pm