FNUS73 KMQT 021321
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ  BUCK THORN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
921 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF UPPER
MICHIGAN THROUGH TOMORROW...RESULTING IN SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER...
MAINLY LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. EXPECT THE LAKE
MICHIGAN LAKE BREEZE TO RESULT IN SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AT THE FIRE
SITE. THE LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE BREEZE SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    7 TO 12 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (141) AT IGNITION INCREASING TO GOOD (374)
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    4000-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY EARLY EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     71     75     75     72
RH..............66     52     46     46     48
GENERAL WIND....SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 7
GENERAL GUST....10     10     15     15     15
VINDX KT-FT/100.141    232    303    374    272
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   3900   5100   4700   3000
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (11).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     58     52     49     48     45
RH..............54     75     91     96     96     99
GENERAL WIND....S 6    S 6    SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
GENERAL GUST....10     10     10     10     10     10
VINDX KT-FT/100.187    61     11     30     30     23
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   700    100    300    300    200

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FORECASTER...JLA
REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090902.HQBUC.01/MQT