FNUS73 KMQT 111305 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR WP UNIT 62...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 905 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CALM WINDS EARLY WILL BECOME OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST UNTIL 1300...AND THEN BE OUT OF THE SOUTH...BEFORE THE LAKE BREEZE OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN MOVES IN AT 1600 TURNING THE WINDS OUT OF A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. SOME MID CLOUDS HAVE DEVELOPED WEST OF IRON MOUNTAIN. THESE CLOUDS SHOULD SWING OVER THE BURN AREA BY 1100 AND REMAINS MOST OF THE DAY...WITH 40 TO 60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE AFTER 1500. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN WILL BE EXITING INTO LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVE TO SOUTHERN LAKE HURON BY TUESDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...EXPECT WINDS TO BE ON THE INCREASE TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE. FARTHER OUT...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH UPPER MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING WITH IT A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AHEAD OF THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S AND WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (317) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (317) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (755) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7900-9700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6700 FT AGL LATE. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....NONE TO 0.03 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........45 54 51 45 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 59 61 60 RH..............33 28 26 27 GENERAL WIND....SW 4 S 6 S 6 SE 10 GENERAL GUST....6 9 12 16 VINDX KT-FT/100.178 557 752 603 MIX HGT (FT)....5900 9300 9400 6700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........41 44 46 48 48 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 44 41 39 38 RH..............33 46 59 68 73 80 GENERAL WIND....SE 7 SE 7 SE 3 S 2 S 2 W 2 GENERAL GUST....15 11 5 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH BY LATE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............39 51 60 64 65 64 RH..............81 53 38 34 33 35 GENERAL WIND....SW 4 SW 4 SW 8 S 10 S 10 S 12 GENERAL GUST.... 6 15 19 21 25 $$ FORECASTER...KF REQUESTED BY...CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090511.WPUNI.01/MQT