FNUS73 KMQT 121323 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DRIGGS REFUGE...GLFFC/MIDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 923 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL BRING DRY WEATHER WITH SOME PARTIAL SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO THE UPPER 50S ALONG WITH LINGERING DRY AIR...WILL DROP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY LATE THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO UPPER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5200-6900 FT AGL. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........53 44 46 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 57 58 58 RH..............31 29 28 30 GENERAL WIND....E 8 E 10 E 10 SE 9 GENERAL GUST....15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 6600 6800 6000 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1700 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........51 57 66 72 78 86 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 51 47 44 43 42 RH..............37 50 61 70 77 83 GENERAL WIND....SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 E 8 E 8 E 9 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 1700 200 300 200 300 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 3 3 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 71 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.22 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........92 93 95 96 94 92 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 45 48 49 49 49 RH..............86 78 71 72 72 72 GENERAL WIND....E 11 E 11 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 E 11 GENERAL GUST....25 25 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1700 2400 2500 2500 2400 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MICHELS REQUESTED BY...S LAKOSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100512.DRIGG.01/MQT