FNUS73 KMQT 281157 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS NORTH RX DAY 2...USFWS SENEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 757 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT A WARM...DRY...AND AT TIMES GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND TODAY. EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT OVER THE BURN AREA GIVEN THE MOIST FLOW OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL NOT BE UNTIL TUESDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 45 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (530) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (758). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........7 10 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 82 85 85 RH..............57 48 42 44 GENERAL WIND....SW 13 SW 13 SW 13 S 11 GENERAL GUST....25 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.530 695 758 736 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2700 2800 2500 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 40 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (73) DECREASING TO POOR (22) BY MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........5 5 4 4 6 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 68 63 61 59 57 RH..............60 80 95 96 97 100 GENERAL WIND....S 9 S 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 GENERAL GUST....20 20 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.571 215 35 73 70 36 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 700 100 300 300 100 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 33 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (514) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (772) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3800 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........9 10 10 11 10 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 69 77 82 84 83 RH..............93 76 62 52 50 52 GENERAL WIND....SW 7 SW 7 SW 10 S 12 S 12 S 10 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 25 25 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.60 300 514 671 753 651 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 2900 3500 3800 2800 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...PEARSON REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100828.HEADQ.01/MQT