FNUS73 KMQT 251303 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNWAY RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 903 AM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANY RAIN THAT FALLS WILL BE LIGHT. AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN BUILD SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THURSDAY AND WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. THE HIGH WILL BRING A COOL AND VERY DRY AIRMASS INTO THE AREA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL THURSDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD STILL FALL TO AROUND 40 PERCENT AT THE FIRE SITE. FRIDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLY FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL RETURN OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS A WARMING TREND GETS UNDERWAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........61 66 72 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 56 57 57 RH..............45 41 40 41 GENERAL WIND....NE 6 N 7 N 7 N 8 GENERAL GUST....10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........76 74 69 62 53 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 49 45 42 40 39 RH..............45 54 63 70 73 78 GENERAL WIND....N 9 N 9 N 8 N 9 N 9 N 12 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........35 33 33 32 27 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 46 50 51 52 52 RH..............79 61 48 43 40 39 GENERAL WIND....NE 14 NE 14 N 17 N 14 N 14 N 13 GENERAL GUST....25 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TITUS REQUESTED BY...LINDA PETERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110525.RUNWA.01/MQT