FNUS73 KMQT 221954 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINERY...DNR/BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 354 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1508 EDT ON MAY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE LAKE BREEZE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY NORTH TO NORTHEAST BEFORE BECOMING SOUTH THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHERLY AND GUST TO 20 MPH AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE COOLER THAN TODAY...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HIGHER...SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BECOME WARMER WITH DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........6 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 68 66 RH..............24 25 28 GENERAL WIND....NE 5 NE 7 NE 7 GENERAL GUST.... 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.804 1046 1033 MIX HGT (FT)....8000 7500 5400 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 TO 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 33 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (370) DECREASING TO POOR (33) BY LATE EVENING. LAL.................1. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........10 22 37 49 45 39 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............66 59 54 51 50 48 RH..............30 38 47 54 58 63 GENERAL WIND....S 10 S 10 S 13 SW 13 SW 13 W 10 GENERAL GUST....20 20 20 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.864 370 33 88 49 74 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 3 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 13 MPH BY LATE MORNING. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (385). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4100 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........35 29 21 15 12 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 55 60 61 62 62 RH..............63 48 38 35 33 31 GENERAL WIND....W 10 W 10 NW 12 N 12 N 12 N 8 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 20 20 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.181 365 362 338 287 188 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3000 4000 3800 4100 3800 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MRD REQUESTED BY...WILL WIGGINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090522.PINER.02/MQT