FNUS73 KMQT 261152 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK COMP E W...USFWS SENEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 752 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY BRINGING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION. MIXING SHOULD RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF WEST UPPER MICHIGAN. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORM FROM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. A MID LEVEL LOW SETTLING THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED CHANCES FOR RAIN ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (636) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (501) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (636) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (648) BY LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5500 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........22 19 17 14 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 75 75 75 75 RH..............60 50 49 48 48 GENERAL WIND....N 7 N 7 N 7 NW 6 NW 6 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.501 646 610 448 223 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 5000 5500 5000 3700 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (5). MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........11 11 12 12 19 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 66 61 58 57 54 RH..............51 62 71 77 84 96 GENERAL WIND....N 6 N 6 NE 3 E 3 E 3 SE 3 GENERAL GUST....10 10 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.145 53 9 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1100 200 300 200 200 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 59 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 26 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (419) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (701) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........37 44 54 61 68 77 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 65 73 74 75 74 RH..............89 73 59 60 59 60 GENERAL WIND....SE 6 SE 6 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 7 GENERAL GUST....10 10 15 20 20 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.13 95 294 532 505 598 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2700 4100 4200 4000 $$ FORECASTER...DLG REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090626.PINEC.01/MQT