FNUS73 KMQT 291303 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ NORTH DAY 3...USFWS SENEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 903 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT A WARM...DRY...AND AT TIMES GUSTY SOUTH WIND TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. MOIST LOW LEVEL AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE IN THE DAY TODAY AND MONDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH UPPER MICHIGAN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 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 (399) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (513) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (666) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........0 25 25 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 81 82 82 RH..............59 54 53 54 GENERAL WIND....S 10 S 11 S 11 S 10 GENERAL GUST....20 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.399 621 625 528 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3300 3100 2300 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 66. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 47 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 48 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (55). MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........13 11 8 5 10 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 74 70 69 68 67 RH..............60 73 82 86 91 96 GENERAL WIND....S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.321 137 55 83 88 71 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 500 200 300 300 200 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 54 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 37 MPH BY LATE MORNING. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (478) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1056) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........20 15 8 3 7 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 75 81 84 85 85 RH..............90 74 63 57 54 54 GENERAL WIND....S 8 S 8 SW 10 SW 12 SW 12 S 12 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.80 155 478 930 1056 881 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DLG REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100829.HQNOR.01/MQT