FNUS73 KMQT 141152 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK DAM FIRE...MDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 752 AM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 EDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST IS UPON US FOR THE TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIOD...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWINGS OVER UPPER MICHIGAN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE RESULT SO FAR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN A SMALL CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING UPWARDS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. STILL...WITH HIGH PRESSURE GENERALLY IN CONTROL...DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT...AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO TOP OUT IN THE 80S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...WE CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A COLD FRONT CROSSING UPPER MICHIGAN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH OFF AND ON WET WEATHER FIGURED MAINLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT REQUEST...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 57 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (40) AT REQUEST. MAX...GOOD (391) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (714) LATE. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.16 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........71 71 72 74 75 76 77 74 68 62 56 50 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............60 63 67 70 71 71 72 75 78 80 82 82 RH..............100 95 86 79 77 77 76 70 64 59 57 57 GENERAL WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 GENERAL WIND GST..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.40 80 134 178 191 204 233 391 558 697 714 625 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (53) DECREASING TO POOR (0) BY MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........47 43 39 35 34 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 71 66 66 63 62 RH..............60 81 96 95 100 100 GENERAL WIND....S 8 S 8 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.528 219 0 65 60 37 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DLG REQUESTED BY...ALLAN KETO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090814.ROCKD.01/MQT