FNUS73 KMQT 232034
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOIST LAKE RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
434 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN...BUT BECOME SUPPRESSED
WESTWARD AS STRONGER LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTHERN NEW YORK MOVES
ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND EXITS NORTHWARD ACROSS QUEBEC.
WITH PLENTY OF DRY AIR OVERHEAD...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN
DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ON TUESDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO
WEAKEN TONIGHT...WITH RELATIVELY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES CENTRAL
AND EAST. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE AGAIN...WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 30
MPH OVER THE EAST HALF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY. LIGHTER
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING INCREASED MOISTURE WEDNESDAY...AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SKIMS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRY...BUT COOL...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY...ALONG WITH STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS
OVER THE EASTERN HALF.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH BY LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 29 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (382) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1209) LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (1468) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1738) BY
                    LATE MORNING DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (1180)
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6900-8300 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........62     63     63     64     58     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     43     52     55     56     55
RH..............82     55     37     28     25     26
GENERAL WIND....NW 6   NW 6   N 8    N 10   N 10   N 8
GENERAL GUST....10     10     20     20     20     20
VINDX KT-FT/100.53     811    1468   1726   1597   1320
MIX HGT (FT)....300    3900   7000   8200   8000   7300

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FORECASTER...MICHELS
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.HOIST.01/MQT