FNUS73 KMQT 271317
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR M-2 NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
917 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER UPPER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE
DRY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR MIXING
INTO THE DRIER AIR ALOFT AND ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S AT THE BURN SITE. NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT YESTERDAY WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE TODAY...WITH A
FEW GUSTS TO 20MPH. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT ON SUNDAY...WITH LAKE BREEZES
EXPECTED OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL
COME FROM ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (494) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (494)
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1161) BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6800 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........15     22     23     19     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     70     75     75     73
RH..............64     51     40     38     43
GENERAL WIND....N 8    N 8    N 10   N 9    N 9
GENERAL GUST....15     15     20     15     15
VINDX KT-FT/100.494    878    1161   1121   844
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   6300   6800   6200   5000
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........13     12     10     9      10     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     61     55     53     52     50
RH..............52     67     81     85     93     100
GENERAL WIND....N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 5
GENERAL GUST....15     15     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (476) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (756) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........12     15     20     23     21     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     62     70     75     76     75
RH..............96     72     52     40     39     42
GENERAL WIND....N 5    N 5    N 6    N 7    N 7    N 7
GENERAL GUST....10     10     15     15     15     15
VINDX KT-FT/100.33     201    366    633    749    599

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FORECASTER...TITUS
REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110827.M2NOR.01/MQT