FNUS73 KMQT 291527 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR LINNBECK REBURNS...MICHIGAN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1127 AM EDT WED APR 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EAST WINDS OVER THE LINNBECK REBURNS FIRE SHOULD BE SWITCHING TO A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BY 1300...AND INCREASE. WINDS 20 MILES TO THE WEST...NEAR NORWAY AND NIAGARA HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO 24 MPH. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE CLOUD DECK STRETCHING FROM APPLETON THROUGH WAUSAU AND DULUTH IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH...AND SHOULD BRING A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY TO THE BURN BY 1900. THE NEAREST BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS ARE LOCATED FROM MINNEAPOLIS THROUGH EAU CLAIRE IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...EXCLUDING ANY LIGHT POP UP SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS CONTINUES THURSDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO ONTARIO. PLAN ON COOLER WEATHER FOR LATE IN THE WEEK WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH BY 1300. GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000-3700 FT. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)......... 2 30 43 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 55 56 55 RH..............47 39 36 38 GENERAL WIND....E 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 GENERAL GUST....13 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 3500 3600 2800 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........85 82 78 76 78 81 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 51 48 47 45 45 RH..............41 49 57 62 68 74 GENERAL WIND....SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 GENERAL GUST....15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 500 200 300 300 200 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...KF REQUESTED BY...CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090429.LINNB.01/MQT