335  
FNUS73 KMQT 241328  
FWSMQT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRUCE SLASH RX...MI DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
928 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
GOOD MORNING. NOT SURE IF THIS WAS A VALID SPOT REQUEST  
AS A FOLLOWUP TO MONDAY'S BURN. WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY FROM A  
NORTH AND NORTHWEST DIRECTION OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS SUSTAINED AROUND  
10 MPH TODAY THEN 5-10 MPH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY  
DIMINISH TODAY BUT LIMITED MIXING UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY WILL KEEP  
MIN RH VALUES AROUND 60 PERCENT. EXPECT FULL RH RECOVERY TONIGHT AND  
THEN WITH SUNNY SKIES AND DEEPER MIXING THURSDAY, MIN RH VALUES WILL  
FALL CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED UNTIL LATE IN THE  
WEEKEND AT THE EARLIEST.  
   
TODAY
 
 
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.  
RH..................92 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............58 DECREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 600-2100 FT  
AGL INCREASING TO 4600-4700 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (314) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (545.0)  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (604.0) LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.4 INCREASING TO 11.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 66 68 68  
DEWPOINT........60 58 57 55  
RH..............92 75 68 65  
33 FT WIND......N 8 N 10 N 10 N 10  
20 FT WIND......N 6 N 8 N 8 N 8  
WIND GUST.......11 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 3100 4000 4700  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3  
VINDX KT-FT/100.31 47 60 66  
CEILING (KFT)...2.1 5.6 7.8 9.4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.  
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............52.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (25.0-512.0).  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......13 INCREASING TO 24 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............68 64 58 55 54 53  
DEWPOINT........54 53 52 51 51 51  
RH..............61 66 81 88 89 94  
33 FT WIND......N 10 N 10 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6  
20 FT WIND......N 8 N 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5  
WIND GUST.......13 13 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....3700 1300 400 200 300 200  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
VINDX KT-FT/100.51 19 6 3 4 3  
CEILING (KFT)...13 24 25 25 25 25  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.  
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............53 57 66 72 75 75  
RH..............97 79 52 39 34 33  
33 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 N 8 N 9 N 9 NW 8  
20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 N 6 N 7 N 7 NW 6  
WIND GUST.......8 8 11 11 11 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...MZ  
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MURPHY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2418601.2/MQT  
.DELDT 07/24/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MURPHYK1@MICHIGAN.GOV  
 
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