FNUS73 KMQT 292138
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD RIVER...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
538 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1719 EDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST WINDS MAY REMAIN A LITTLE GUSTY THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING AT THE FIRE SITE...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH NOT OUT
OF THE QUESTION. HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS TO SUBSIDE SOON AFTER SUNSET
AND SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE...CLEAR SKIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT TO 85 TO 90
PERCENT. ANOTHER WARM DAY ON SATURDAY...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE HIGHER AS MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH
MOVES INTO UPPER MICHIGAN. STILL...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO CLOSE TO 40 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR RAIN IS SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES
INTO THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....82 AT REQUEST...MIN 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 86 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
                    REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO 9 MPH BY LATE
                    EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........19  20  21  18  11  8   10  13  15  15  15  15  14  14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....                   NONE TONIGHT
TEMP............82  80  78  76  71  67  65  64  63  62  61  59  58  61
RH..............35  37  40  43  51  58  63  66  69  73  76  82  86  79
WIND DIR........NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
WIND SPD........9   9   6   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4
WIND GST........15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST LATE.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........14     20     28     34     36     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     72     81     83     84     83
RH..............73     59     45     41     42     49
GENERAL WIND....W 5    W 5    W 6    SW 7   SW 7   SW 6
GENERAL GUST....10     10     10     15     15     10

$$
FORECASTER...MRD
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE AVERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110729.DEADR.01/MQT