FNUS73 KMQT 211804
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE RANGE SNOW ON...USFS HIAWATHA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
204 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER THE PERIOD OF COLD WEATHER AND MODERATE
PRECIPITATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK...EXPECT TEMPERATURES
TO MODERATE BACK TO NEAR NORMAL BY THURSDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW
RETURNS TO THE REGION. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS AS A
WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LAKES. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BECOME A LITTLE GUSTY ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS
A SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR FROM THE
PLAINS...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD STAY BETWEEN 45
AND 50 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 36
MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (600 EARLY TO 676 LATE).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3900 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 TO 0.05 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........55     55     55     55     55
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............41     45     48     50     47
RH..............57     50     49     49     49
GENERAL WIND....SW 7   SW 8   S 10   S 10   S 10
GENERAL GUST....10     20     20     20     20
VINDX KT-FT/100.110    216    464    657    673
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   3600   3900   3500   2700
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      4      3

$$
FORECASTER...MRD
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SJOGREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.RIFLE.01/MQT