FNUS73 KMQT 172029
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAGE TT OPEING...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
429 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 EDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONLY DROPPING TO
AROUND 50 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 0900 AS WEAK BANDS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION MOVE IN
FROM THE EAST. ANY RAIN WILL ONLY AMOUNT TO A TRACE OR A FEW
HUNDREDTHS ON AN INCH. NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AROUND
100 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 11 TO 26 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (318) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (481).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...THEN FURTHER INCREASING TO 2200
                    -2700 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.03 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........91     90     90     90     89     89
WEATHER COV.....NONE   S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............45     53     60     61     62     61
RH..............90     61     54     54     57     63
GENERAL WIND....NE 5   NE 6   NE 7   E 7    E 7    E 7
GENERAL GUST....6      11     13     15     15     15
VINDX KT-FT/100.40     190    318    417    481    435
MIX HGT (FT)....300    1400   2300   2600   2700   2400
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...GABERDIEL  PAUL E
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.SAGET.01/MQT