FNUS73 KMQT 091138 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR METSER CEDAR II...GLFFC/MIDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 738 AM EDT WED SEP 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ONLY SLOWLY EDGES EASTWARD FROM MINNESOTA. ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AS FAR EAST AS THE FIRE SITE IN ALGER COUNTY. ALONG WITH THE DRY WEATHER...PLAN ON TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (259) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (466). MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL BY EARLY EVENING. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........26 25 17 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 79 78 74 RH..............55 47 50 59 GENERAL WIND....S 7 SE 7 S 7 S 7 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.259 463 420 182 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 4600 4200 1700 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (13). MIXING HEIGHT.......100-500 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........9 12 18 23 21 20 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............71 64 60 58 57 56 RH..............66 85 95 99 99 100 GENERAL WIND....S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.53 13 26 30 33 30 MIX HGT (FT)....500 100 200 300 300 300 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 57 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (500). MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL BY EARLY EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........19 22 27 31 30 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 64 70 75 76 76 RH..............97 85 74 63 58 58 GENERAL WIND....S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.25 0 127 405 509 340 MIX HGT (FT)....300 BLW100 1600 4500 4600 3100 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...JLA REQUESTED BY...S LAKOSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090909.METSE.01/MQT