FNUS73 KMQT 061706 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR VOELKER BLOWDOWN...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 106 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL BRING DRIER AIR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE WITH ONLY PASSING CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL RESULT IN DEEP MIXING...HELPING TO LOWER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO AROUND 35 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE. AS THE HIGH SETTLES SOUTHEAST...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB SLIGHTLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ALONG WITH SLOWLY INCREASING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AND FROM 40 TO 45 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (985) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (985) EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (472) LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400-8100 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........29 35 32 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 79 79 78 RH..............46 36 36 37 GENERAL WIND....N 6 N 7 NE 7 NE 7 GENERAL GUST....10 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.985 887 630 303 MIX HGT (FT)....7600 8100 7900 7600 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 88 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 MPH OR LESS LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 18 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........18 15 14 17 18 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 68 63 60 57 54 RH..............37 51 63 70 77 88 GENERAL WIND....NE 6 NE 6 NE 3 N 3 N 3 W 4 GENERAL GUST....15 15 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.202 109 0 33 33 2 MIX HGT (FT)....6700 2200 BLW100 300 300 BLW100 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........26 36 47 56 61 63 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 67 77 78 79 78 RH..............76 59 42 40 39 40 GENERAL WIND....SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SE 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 15 15 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...ROLFSON REQUESTED BY...BRYCE AVERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110706.VOELK.01/MQT