FNUS73 KMQT 041227 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER GOOSE PEN...USFWS SENEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 827 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THE DRY WEATHER TODAY UNDER GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND DEVELOPING LAKE BREEZES. LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TO REACH NEAR 70 DEGREES OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WHILE LAKE BREEZES KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S NEAR THE GREAT LAKES SHORES. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DIP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH LIFTING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS TROUGH WILL SLOWLY ROTATE TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY. MORE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6...OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (86) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (489) INCREASING TO GOOD (554) LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 2 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 58 61 61 59 RH..............43 32 30 34 36 GENERAL WIND....SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 GENERAL GUST.... 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.86 299 489 554 267 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 4300 6100 5500 2700 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 34 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (24). MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........3 9 15 20 23 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 47 44 42 40 RH..............38 48 59 67 74 80 GENERAL WIND....SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.139 40 24 40 48 47 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 300 200 300 300 200 $$ FORECASTER...DLG REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.LOWER.01/MQT