FNUS73 KMQT 061245 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER FALLS FIRE...MICHIGAN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 845 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0701 CDT ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ALLOWS FOR A NORTHWEST WIND TO BECOME LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY TURN TO THE EAST AT THE FIRE SITE AS IT IS CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR. LIGHT WINDS AND SIMILAR HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN THE AREA. EXPECT DRY WEATHER TO PERSIST UNTIL LATE THIS WEEK...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN. IF WEATHER INFORMATION AT THE FIRE SITE BECOMES AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY COULD YOU PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO THE WEATHER SERVICE. WE WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO CALIBRATE THE FORECAST BETTER AND ISSUE AN UPDATE IF NEEDED. THANKS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT REQUEST...MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 63 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT REQUEST...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT REQUEST...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING TO 2500 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........70 70 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 53 54 55 55 55 RH..............77 70 65 65 63 63 GENERAL WIND....NW 12 NW 10 NW 9 N 9 NE 8 NE 8 GENERAL GUST....17 15 NONE NONE NONE NONE MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1900 3100 3400 2900 2600 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 94 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 53 52 52 49 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 51 49 47 47 45 RH..............64 73 80 86 89 94 GENERAL WIND....NE 4 N 4 NW 4 NW 7 NW 7 NW 9 GENERAL GUST....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1900 1000 1400 1100 1300 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........41 38 35 32 28 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 58 59 60 59 RH..............83 72 60 58 58 59 GENERAL WIND....N 10 N 10 N 11 NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 GENERAL GUST....20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2900 3700 4100 4100 3800 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...JLA REQUESTED BY...ZIEL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090706.UPPER.01/MQT