FNUS73 KMQT 111316
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RACO PILE BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
916 AM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF RAIN OVER WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE FIRE SITE TODAY...ALTHOUGH THE DRY EASTERLY FLOW WILL LIKELY
ALLOW THE BEST RAIN TO HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. WITH MORE SUNSHINE THIS MORNING...EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 55 TO 60 PERCENT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
REMAIN AT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE DAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 23
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (334).
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.15 INCHES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN A HEAVIER SHOWER.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........50     65     80     90     100
WEATHER COV.....              SCT    SCT    LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     67     68     66     65
RH..............73     63     58     67     68
GENERAL WIND....E 5    E 5    SE 6   SE 8   SE 8
GENERAL GUST....10     10     15     15     15
VINDX KT-FT/100.141    256    299    217    334

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FORECASTER...MRD
REQUESTED BY...KAREN WAALEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100611.RACOP.01/MQT