FNUS73 KMQT 031917
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON CREEK RX...USDA FS OTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
317 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSUER RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE AND ALSO LIGHT WINDS. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR
WEDNESDAY WITH HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT. THE NEXT
CHANCE OF RAIN IS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. OVERALL...THIS DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE A WETTING RAIN...THOUGH UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS
POSSIBLE IN WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. VERY LITTLE RAINFALL IF ANY AT
ALL WILL OCCUR OVER EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 9 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (353) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (503)
                    INCREASING TO GOOD (587) LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7100-8700 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........10     9      8      7      11     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............24     41     53     57     59     58
RH..............97     45     25     20     19     21
GENERAL WIND....W 5    W 5    NW 6   W 5    W 5    SW 6
GENERAL GUST....10     10     15     10     10     15
VINDX KT-FT/100.35     389    353    253    348    562
MIX HGT (FT)....300    3900   7100   8400   8700   8000

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FORECASTER...MICHELS
REQUESTED BY...KARLOVICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.WILSO.01/MQT