FNUS73 KMQT 122028
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARAGA PLAINS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
428 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1705 EDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GIVEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN AREA THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN DRY...WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS
QUICKLY DISSIPATING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SOUTHEASTERLY
TO EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE
DAY THURSDAY. EXPECT HIGH CLOUDS INVADING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
OVERNIGHT...TO THICKEN AND LOWER...WITH RAIN SHOWERS HOLDING OFF
UNTIL AROUND OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY. AT THIS POINT...
BETWEEN 0.2 AND 0.45 INCHES OF LIQUID IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE TRACK RECORD WITH PREVIOUS
RAINFALL EVENTS...IT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISING TO SEE LESS THAN
THIS AMOUNT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........23     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     61
RH..............27     26
GENERAL WIND....SE 8   SE 8
GENERAL GUST....15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    TOWARDS SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........35     62     71     88     92     96
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............60     53     48     45     43     41
RH..............26     35     46     55     64     74
GENERAL WIND....SE 7   SE 7   E 7    SE 8   SE 8   SE 9
GENERAL GUST....15

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 64 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH FROM LATE MORNING ON.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.23 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............41     45     49     50     50     50
RH..............83     77     73     78     76     75
GENERAL WIND....SE 11  SE 11  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 10
GENERAL GUST....16     21     30     29     27     25

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FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SABIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100512.BARAG.01/MQT