FNUS73 KMQT 101147 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSKRAT...MICHIGAN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 747 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT 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 DOWN TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6...OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (446) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (446) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (684) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........36 42 47 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 54 56 55 RH..............27 24 23 24 GENERAL WIND....SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 GENERAL GUST....15 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.446 656 679 582 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 6000 6200 5800 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 45 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (34). MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1900 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........57 68 84 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............53 48 43 41 39 38 RH..............27 36 46 54 61 68 GENERAL WIND....E 7 E 7 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 10 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.483 251 39 65 68 52 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 1900 200 300 200 200 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JLB REQUESTED BY...KETO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100510.MUSKR.01/MQT