750  
FNUS73 KMQT 112004  
FWSMQT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOXTROT PAPA FIRE...MIDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
404 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EDT ON OCTOBER 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY AT THEIR PEAK AROUND 79 DEGREES.  
RH HAS REACHED ITS MINIMUM AROUND 35%. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO  
IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS LOWS REACH THE MID-50S, RHS RECOVER TO ~88%,  
AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS REDUCE TO LESS THAN 10MPH. SMOKE ACCUMULATION  
MAY BECOME A CONCERN AS MIXING HEIGHTS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 400FT  
TONIGHT WITH FAIR TO POOR VENTILATION UNDER AN INVERSION. TOMORROW,  
HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 70, WITH MINIMUM RH REACHING 60%. WINDS REMAIN UNDER  
10MPH, SHIFTING TO NORTHERLY IN THE EARLY MORNING. CEILING HEIGHTS  
REMAIN AROUND 500FT WITH POOR VENTILATION AS THE INVERSION CONTINUES.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.  
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............48.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT....... 2800 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (551.0).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......24.  
 
TIME (EDT) 4 PM  
SKY (%).........12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0  
TEMP............78  
DEWPOINT........48  
RH..............35  
33 FT WIND......SW 12  
20 FT WIND......SW 10  
WIND GUST.......18  
MIX HGT (FT)....2800  
VINDX KT-FT/100.55  
CEILING (KFT)...24  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.  
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............52.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
AFTER 3 AM.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 4 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (22.0-222.0).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......23 DECREASING TO 11.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........27 19 22 28 28 44 58 64 76 87 90 86  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 73 70 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 59 58  
DEWPOINT........50 51 52 52 53 53 54 53 53 54 54 53  
RH..............38 45 53 58 62 66 70 71 72 76 82 83  
33 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W N N N  
33 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2  
WIND GUST.......14 14 14 13 13 13 11 11 11 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
VINDX KT-FT/100.22 10 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 2 3  
CEILING (KFT)...25 24 24 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 17 11  
   
COLUMBUS DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.  
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............53.  
33-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (26.0).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......5.5 DECREASING TO 1.2 EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 0.3 EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 0.4 LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 0.5 INCREASING TO 0.6 EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........89 90 90 87 82 86 86 84 90 80 78 76  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............57 56 56 57 59 61 64 66 67 68 66 65  
DEWPOINT........53 52 52 53 54 55 55 54 54 54 53 52  
RH..............85 88 88 87 82 80 71 67 64 60 62 64  
33 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
33 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
WIND GUST.......10 10 10 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2  
VINDX KT-FT/100.3 3 3 5 8 9 10 11 12 12 10 9  
CEILING (KFT)...5.5 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6  
 

 
FORECASTER...CB/LH  
REQUESTED BY...JEFF VASHER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2623584.0/MQT  
.DELDT 10/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL VASHERJ@MICHIGAN.GOV  
 
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