FNUS73 KMQT 092108
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOIST LAKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
508 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AT THE
BURN SITE AS THE ARRIVAL OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL SHARPLY AND EVEN BELOW FREEZING. THERE COULD BE
FROST. ALTHOUGH HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WELL INTO THE 60S AND
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE
ON THURSDAY WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (425) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (685) AT
                    IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (685) BY LATE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6800-8400 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........23     28     33     38     35     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     51     57     63     66     68
RH..............85     48     38     29     27     26
GENERAL WIND....SW 4   SW 4   W 7    W 6    W 6    W 6
GENERAL GUST....10     10     15     15     15     10
VINDX KT-FT/100.25     425    685    638    590    475
MIX HGT (FT)....300    3900   6800   8000   8400   7900

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FORECASTER...KC
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.HOIST.01/MQT