FNUS73 KMQT 201325 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR POOL SYSTEM EAST F POOL SUBUNITS 2 3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 925 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT JUST ENTERING NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE SOUTH...CROSSING THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA IN THE LATE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...EXPECT MAINLY SUNNY SKIES AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 60S...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD DROP TO JUST UNDER 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH LOWER WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WEDNESDAY. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON... THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (131) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (467). MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4200-5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)........... 11 15 20 22 24 28 32 36 40 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP.............. 55 59 62 63 65 65 64 60 53 RH................ 46 38 33 31 28 28 28 33 42 GENERAL WIND DIR.. S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD.. 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST.. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100...131 191 256 314 375 416 467 419 306 MIX HGT (KFT).....1.6 2.4 3.2 3.9 4.7 5.2 5.2 4.2 2.8 HAINES INDEX...... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 88 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 28 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (190). MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%)......... 42 44 47 51 54 57 59 59 59 59 59 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP.............. 47 46 45 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 RH................ 54 57 60 63 66 70 75 76 78 80 81 83 GENERAL WIND DIR.. NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N GENERAL WIND SPD.. 7 7 7 6 6 6 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...208 190 222 267 294 312 328 351 350 325 291 265 MIX HGT (KFT).....1.6 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........59 53 44 38 36 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 38 42 43 44 44 RH..............88 67 54 49 47 47 GENERAL WIND....N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 GENERAL GUST....20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...ROLFSON REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.POOLS.01/MQT