FNUS73 KMQT 041734
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH CREEK NORTH RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
134 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 EDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA
WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES REGION.
THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE DIRECTLY OVER THE MARSH CREEK
NORTH RX BURN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE SHIFTING OVER
LAKE HURON FRIDAY...AND TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BEGIN
TO ALLOW SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO TAKE HOLD OVER THE BURN
AREA. THIS WILL BRING WARM...AND POSSIBLY UNSETTLED...WEATHER FOR
THE WEEKEND AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 23
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (317) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1109) BY
                    LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL BY
                    LATE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........19  20  22  23  25  26  27  30  37  43  50  57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  56  59  63  66  67  68  68  69  68  68  67
RH..............92  80  72  62  55  52  50  50  50  51  55  56
GENERAL WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
GENERAL WIND SPD..7   7   7   9   9   9   9   9   9   7   7   7
GENERAL WIND GST..15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15
VINDX KT-FT/100.60 317 626 839 1011 1066 1109 1040 928 857 780 690
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.4 2.8 4.2 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.6
HAINES INDEX....4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4

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FORECASTER...JLA
REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090805.MARSH.01/MQT