FNUS73 KMQT 181009 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE RANGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 609 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY PROVIDING ANOTHER DAY OF SUNNY SKIES AND UNSEASONABLE WARMTH. FAIRLY DEEP MIXING WILL ALSO ALLOW DRIER AIR ALOFT TO DESCEND TO THE SURFACE. LOOK FOR AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO LOWER TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH ONTARIO JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT USHERING IN COLDER AIR FOR FRIDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO REBOUND BACK ABOVE 40 PERCENT FOR FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (486) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (630) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........60 58 56 54 57 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 41 52 58 61 60 RH..............71 53 36 29 29 31 GENERAL WIND....SW 6 SW 6 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 15 15 15 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.40 79 326 630 496 465 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 2500 5300 5500 5200 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 34 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (36) DECREASING TO POOR (12) LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1800 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........64 62 58 56 61 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 47 44 40 38 37 RH..............39 51 55 60 67 73 GENERAL WIND....W 5 W 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 GENERAL GUST.... 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.530 307 47 53 52 28 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 1800 200 300 200 100 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 33 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (435) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1292). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5900 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........72 70 66 64 67 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 40 45 48 49 48 RH..............79 67 55 48 44 43 GENERAL WIND....W 6 W 6 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.60 435 727 849 1131 1285 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 3500 4500 5400 5800 $$ FORECASTER...VOSS REQUESTED BY...KAREN WAALEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.RIFLE.01/MQT