FNUS73 KMQT 101035 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR COVINGTON-5NW...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 635 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES MOVES SLOWLY TO THE EAST...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. AFTERNOON MIXING SHOULD PUSH DEWPOINTS INTO THE UPPER TEENS...RESULTING IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (251) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (378) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1005) BY LATE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8500 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........29 38 44 46 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 52 55 57 56 RH..............45 27 23 22 23 GENERAL WIND....S 6 S 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.251 539 916 1000 997 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 6700 8300 8300 7700 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 45 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (635) DECREASING TO POOR (0) BY LATE EVENING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........52 60 72 80 85 91 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 48 43 40 38 37 RH..............26 35 44 52 61 70 GENERAL WIND....SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 E 7 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.930 299 0 48 58 60 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 2000 BLW100 300 300 200 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 41. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 61 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 30 TO 51 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (417) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1112). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3100 FT AGL LATE. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.21 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSN RNSN RNSN RNSN RNSN RNSN TEMP............36 38 40 40 40 40 RH..............78 75 72 70 69 70 GENERAL WIND....E 10 E 10 E 11 E 12 E 12 E 11 GENERAL GUST....20 20 25 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.85 254 342 417 825 1090 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1100 1300 2500 3100 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JLB REQUESTED BY...DEAN KARLOVICH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100510.COVIN.01/MQT