FNUS73 KMQT 011236 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKTHORN PILES...GLFFC/MIDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 836 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC AND A RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS WILL BRING COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO BREAKS OF SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ROTATING THROUGH AN UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER HUDSON BAY WILL BRING PERIODIC ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION FROM THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS AND A SLIGHT WARMING TREND ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 48 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 19 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (926) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1138) DECREASING TO GOOD (545) EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500-5000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........59 54 54 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 46 46 46 RH..............57 54 53 52 GENERAL WIND....NW 13 NW 11 NW 8 NW 8 GENERAL GUST....25 25 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.926 842 843 545 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 5000 5000 4500 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 3 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...JLB REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAKOSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090501.BUCKT.01/MQT