FNUS73 KMQT 231243 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR CARLSON RD OPENINGS...MICHIGAN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 843 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING FROM THE CENTRAL TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH. MOISTURE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT RAIN SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA. ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 19 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (123) AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR (255). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1800 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........16 19 21 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 53 55 54 RH..............48 42 39 40 GENERAL WIND....S 7 S 9 S 9 S 7 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.123 252 232 141 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2200 2500 1600 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS BY LATE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (23). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........26 27 27 28 37 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 46 41 39 37 36 RH..............44 55 68 76 83 88 GENERAL WIND....SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 5 10 10 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.38 24 37 48 45 42 MIX HGT (FT)....300 200 200 300 300 200 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 31 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (213). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........57 58 60 62 62 62 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............36 43 48 50 51 51 RH..............89 69 57 53 51 50 GENERAL WIND....SE 7 SE 7 E 7 E 9 E 9 E 10 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.48 76 109 153 202 183 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 1000 1200 1500 1200 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JLB REQUESTED BY...ZIEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.CARLS.01/MQT