FNUS73 KMQT 161814
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE RANGE SNOW ON RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
214 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE
BURN AREA TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT WARM DAYS WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 18 PERCENT TODAY...AND
18 PERCENT AGAIN FRIDAY. EVEN WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY...
ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND WIND FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON SHOULD KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES FROM DROPPING FARTHER.
A COLD FRONT...MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...SHOULD CROSS THE RIFLE
RANGE SNOW ON RX AROUND 7 AM SATURDAY. ALONG AND AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN (GENERALLY LESS THAN
A WETTING RAIN...0.05 INCHES) SATURDAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL TURN TO A MORE
NORTHERLY DIRECTION SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY...AND EAST-
NORTHEASTERLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON 6 TO 11 MPH. DRY WEATHER IS THEN
FIGURED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. NO RAIN
                    EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY...AND
                    EVEN THEN LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION (9 AM)...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 34 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 23 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (27) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (837)
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (844) IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      12     27     39     44     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     49     59     65     66     64
RH..............48     31     22     18     18     21
GENERAL WIND....W 7    W 7    W 7    W 7    W 7    SW 7
GENERAL GUST....15     15     15     15     15     15
VINDX KT-FT/100 60     40    370    820    840    600
HAINES INDEX.... 5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SJOGREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.RIFLE.01/MQT