FNUS73 KMQT 131745
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLKER BLOWDOWN...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
145 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL
BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS. ONLY A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE. TEMPERATURES WILL
CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S TODAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FALLING INTO THE 22 TO 27 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT TODAY FROM THE NORTHEAST FROM 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
14 MPH. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL COME
LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NEAR THE
AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (441) TO EXCELLENT (634)
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO
                    4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........5      7      13     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     77     77     74
RH..............30     25     22     28
GENERAL WIND....NE 6   NE 7   E 7    E 7
GENERAL GUST....10     14     14     12
VINDX KT-FT/100.601    634    489    258
MIX HGT (FT)....6700   7000   6100   4300

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 35
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (347) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1598).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7300 FT AGL.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........40     40     40     40     35     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     61     72     75     76     74
RH..............79     49     34     30     28     31
GENERAL WIND....SE 6   SE 6   SE 8   SE 9   SE 9   SE 9
GENERAL GUST....15     15     15     20     20     20
VINDX KT-FT/100.38     347    787    1253   1454   1598
MIX HGT (FT)....300    2300   4900   7000   7300   6700

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FORECASTER...JLB
REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110613.VOLKE.01/MQT