FNUS73 KMQT 031405 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ BUCK THORN COMP 2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1005 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY OVER UPPER MICHIGAN. AT THE FIRE SITE...EXPECT SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. LAKE BREEZES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN LAKE BREEZE AFFECTING THE FIRE SITE INITIALLY WILL BE THE ONE OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE LAKE SUPERIOR BREEZE WITH A MORE NORTHWEST WIND MAY PUSH INTO THE FIRE SITE. EXPECT THE CURRENT STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK BEFORE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES LATE NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (289) AT IGNITION INCREASING TO A MAX OF GOOD (414) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL AT IGNITION... THEN INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........17 34 33 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 75 76 74 RH..............56 49 46 49 GENERAL WIND....SW 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.289 368 414 240 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 5300 5900 4000 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (4). MIXING HEIGHT.......100-500 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........17 11 11 16 17 19 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............68 60 55 53 51 49 RH..............58 77 91 96 97 100 GENERAL WIND....NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 GENERAL GUST....5 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.33 5 16 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 100 200 300 300 200 $$ FORECASTER...JLA REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090903.HQBUC.01/MQT