FNUS73 KMQT 231949
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINERY...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
349 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 EDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED.
SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL AGAIN SUNDAY WITH EVEN LOWER MINIMUM RH
VALUES FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT EXPECTED. WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE DURING THE MORNING BEFORE LAKE BREEZE INFLUENCES RESULT
IN LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BY MIDDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN DRY ON MONDAY BUT GIVE WAY TO AT LEAST A LOW CHANCE OF
SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING CALM...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH OR LESS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 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      2      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     52     46     42     40     37
RH..............35     47     58     64     69     80
GENERAL WIND....NE 5   NE 3   SE 3   S 3    S 3    S 5
GENERAL GUST....10     10     5                    10
VINDX KT-FT/100.485    145    0      20     25     0
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6...OR LOW TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (432).
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7600 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      2      4      5      4      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     53     64     67     68     68
RH..............78     47     30     24     23     23
GENERAL WIND....SW 5   SW 5   NW 5   N 7    N 7    NE 7
GENERAL GUST....              10     15     15     15
VINDX KT-FT/100.20     273    401    372    380    372
MIX HGT (FT)....300    3900   6700   7400   7600   7400
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      6      6

$$
FORECASTER...MZ
REQUESTED BY...WILL WIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090523.PINER.02/MQT