FNUS73 KMQT 011755
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BETSY LAKE FIRE...MICHIGAN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
155 PM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1226 CDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME WEST
EARLY THIS EVENING THEN VEER NORTHERLY LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT SLIDES WEST TO EAST ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND
JUST BEHIND THE FRONT...MOVING INTO EAST UPPER MICHIGAN...MAINLY
AFTER 8 PM AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL USHER IN COOLER DRYER
AIR FOR WEDNESDAY WITH NORTH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE
                    POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........49     58     68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     76     74
RH..............38     38     42
GENERAL WIND....SW 14  SW 14  SW 12
GENERAL GUST....24     24     22
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....NONE TO 0.20 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........71     76     76     77     77     77
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     65     59     55     53     51
RH..............45     58     70     78     80     84
GENERAL WIND....W 7    W 6    NW 6   N 6    N      N 5
GENERAL GUST....12     10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........76     63     46     33     32     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     56     60     61     62     61
RH..............78     64     54     51     49     48
GENERAL WIND....N 6    N 6    N 8    NW 10  NW 10  NW 9
GENERAL GUST....10     10     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...JLB
REQUESTED BY...ZIEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100601.BETSY.01/MQT