098  
FNUS71 KCLE 071326  
FWSCLE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ESSI MARSH RX FIRE...ODNR DIVISION OF WILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
926 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...  
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND.  
 
CALL 216-416-2912 (UNLISTED), TO TALK TO A FORECASTER.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY  
TODAY BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING  
EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE  
REGION ON FRIDAY.  
 
MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS RECENT ROUNDS OF RAINFALL HAVE  
KEPT 10-HOUR FUELS ABOVE 10%. HOWEVER, MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL  
FALL TO THE 20-30% RANGE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 33 17 12 7 2 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 32 34 36 36 37 38 37  
RH..............51 48 46 44 41 42 41 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND DIR..350 000 010 010 020 030 030 040  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 16 14 13 12 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 15 15 13 12 8 8  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 1 5 9 11 12 10 20 12 15 19 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............37 36 33 31 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27  
RH..............42 43 50 57 60 65 65 67 68 68 67 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..060 080 090 100 110 120 120 120 120 120 120 130  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.7 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 9 9 9 10 12 10 12 12 12  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16  
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 5 18 19 19 24 29 34 37 40 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 27 29 33 38 43 47 51 55 57 59 59  
RH..............68 66 62 53 47 43 39 35 33 32 33 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..130 130 130 140 150 160 160 170 170 170 180 180  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 18 20 20 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...GARUCKAS  
REQUESTED BY...JIM BROWN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609323.0/CLE  
.DELDT 04/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.D.BROWN@DNR.OHIO.GOV  
 
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