FNUS73 KMQT 112003
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RPP EIGHT MILE PINE...GLFFC/MIDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
403 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR GRAND FORKS
TONIGHT WILL SLIDE EAST ALONG THE U.S. AND CANADIAN BORDER ON MONDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
COULD APPROACH 20-25MPH TOWARDS LATE AFTERNOON. WITH THE SOUTHERLY
WINDS COMING OFF LAKE MICHIGAN...EXPECT MOISTENING OF THE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE...WHICH WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM FALLING
BELOW 50 PERCENT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
THE EVENING HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THIS COLD FRONT WILL
LEAD TO A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS
TO 20-25MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    3 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 MPH
                    LATE.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (41) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (490).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    2300-3900 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 800-1500 FT AGL LATE.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........20     25     33     38     46     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     66     73     78     80     79
RH..............98     79     65     55     51     53
GENERAL WIND....E 4    E 4    SE 6   S 9    S 9    S 12
GENERAL GUST....5      5      10     20     20     25
VINDX KT-FT/100.10     25     117    351    490    334
MIX HGT (FT)....300    800    2300   3900   3100   1500
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...SRF
REQUESTED BY...GABERDIEL  PAUL E
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110912.RPPEI.01/MQT