880  
FNUS73 KMQT 080021  
FWSMQT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERSMEET VC PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
721 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW ON MONDAY, INCREASING  
TO 90 PERCENT BY MONDAY NIGHT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE JUST ABOVE  
60 PERCENT WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE OF 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........8 AT IGNITION...MAX 19.  
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............4 INCREASING TO 8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2200  
FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (126) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (383.0).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......7.7 DECREASING TO 2.2.  
 
TIME (EST) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P  
SKY (%).........72 64 62 64 62 63 63 72  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............8 12 15 16 18 18 18 17  
DEWPOINT........2 4 5 6 7 8 9 9  
RH..............75 70 64 64 62 65 68 68  
33 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
33 FT WIND SPD..7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
WIND GUST.......11 11 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.4  
VINDX KT-FT/100.13 19 23 33 38 37 35 21  
CEILING (KFT)...8.5 7.7 6.9 6.2 4.4 2.7 2.2 2.2  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 12.  
RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............11 INCREASING TO 14 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1400 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (165.0).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.13 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......2.0 DECREASING TO 0.6.  
 
TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID  
SKY (%).........77 76 86 89 89 91 91 91 89 88 86 84  
WEATHER COV..... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............16 15 14 15 15 14 14 15 16 16 16 16  
DEWPOINT........9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14  
RH..............76 80 83 86 88 95 94 91 90 88 88 88  
33 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
33 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7  
WIND GUST.......14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2  
VINDX KT-FT/100.19 17 24 25 27 29 30 29 27 25 22 19  
CEILING (KFT)...2.3 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 26.  
RH..................MIN 77 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............16 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (96.0-223.0).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......MISSING.  
 
TIME (EST) 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P  
SKY (%).........81 79 77 75 73 76 78 81 80 79 78 81  
WEATHER COV.....DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............17 17 17 18 19 21 22 24 25 25 25 24  
DEWPOINT........14 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19  
RH..............89 90 92 93 92 88 83 79 78 77 79 83  
33 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
33 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4  
WIND GUST.......10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3  
VINDX KT-FT/100.16 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 20 16 13 10  
CEILING (KFT)...  
 
 
FORECASTER...TDUD  
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM MEGINLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527141.0/MQT  
.DELDT 12/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WILLIAM.MEGINLEY@USDA.GOV  
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