FNUS73 KMQT 230958 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINERY...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 558 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0459 EDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXITING UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. MORNING CLOUDS WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. MIXING WILL HELP DROP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL AGAIN SUNDAY WITH EVEN LOWER MINIMUM RH VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. LOOK FOR MAINLY NORTHERLY WINDS BOTH TODAY AND SUNDAY...AIDED BY LAKE BREEZE DEVELOPMENT. DRY WEATHER AGAIN MONDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (424) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (776) BY LATE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........65 52 35 22 17 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 53 60 63 63 63 RH..............82 58 42 34 33 31 GENERAL WIND....NW 10 NW 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 7 GENERAL GUST....20 20 20 20 20 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.38 272 582 759 682 601 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2100 4500 6300 6200 5500 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). LAL.................1. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 51 45 41 39 36 RH..............32 43 55 64 73 84 GENERAL WIND....NE 5 NE 5 E 3 S 4 S 4 SW 5 GENERAL GUST....10 10 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.429 113 0 20 23 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........2...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (228). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........8 8 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 53 64 68 69 68 RH..............81 46 30 26 23 24 GENERAL WIND....W 4 W 4 NW 5 N 7 N 7 NE 8 GENERAL GUST....5 5 10 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.15 169 181 215 228 211 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3400 6000 7200 7600 7000 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 6 6 5 $$ FORECASTER...JLB REQUESTED BY...WILL WIGGINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090523.PINER.01/MQT