FNUS73 KMQT 031213 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR LIMESTONE OPENING...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 813 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SUNSHINE SHOULD CONTINUE TODAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WITH HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 25 PERCENT OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. WINDS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. OVERALL...THIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A WETTING RAIN...THOUGH UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. VERY LITTLE RAINFALL IF ANY AT ALL WILL OCCUR OVER EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (611) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (611). MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400-4900 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2400-2900 FT AGL LATE. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........55 47 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 47 46 RH..............46 45 45 GENERAL WIND....N 8 N 8 N 7 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.611 547 434 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 3900 2900 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 92 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 26 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........27 27 26 26 26 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 38 34 31 29 28 RH..............50 59 68 74 80 88 GENERAL WIND....N 6 N 6 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 GENERAL GUST....10 10 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.285 109 20 43 45 3 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 700 100 300 300 BLW100 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (498) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (904) BY LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (246) EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500-8500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4900-6400 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........27 30 34 37 31 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 44 56 59 60 60 RH..............87 51 33 27 24 24 GENERAL WIND....NW 4 NW 4 N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 15 15 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.33 350 665 904 825 446 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2900 6000 8200 8200 6400 $$ FORECASTER...MICHELS REQUESTED BY...AVERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110503.LIMES.02/MQT