FNUS73 KMQT 041302 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR M-2 NORTH DAY 7...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 902 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STAY OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED MIDDLE CLOUDS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE FIRE SITE TODAY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH OFF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL ALLOW HUMIDITY VALUES TO ONLY BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40 PERCENT. EXPECT GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...THEN ON FRIDAY ANOTHER DAY OF LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS OFF LAKE MICHIGAN SHOULD OCCUR WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY AROUND 50 PERCENT. SATURDAY WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. THE PRECIPITATION CHANCE SHOULD CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN BY SUNDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 AT IGNITION...MAX 86. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (217) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (480). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...THEN TO 3700-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........39 43 45 47 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 83 84 84 83 RH..............60 46 42 46 48 GENERAL WIND....W 4 W 4 SW 5 S 7 S 7 GENERAL GUST....5 5 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.217 391 457 430 332 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 4300 5100 4300 3000 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 97 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (9). MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........48 45 42 39 36 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 73 67 66 64 62 RH..............54 66 77 80 87 97 GENERAL WIND....S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 5 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.250 99 12 30 30 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 800 100 300 300 100 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (302). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4300 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........30 33 35 37 35 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 73 81 84 84 84 RH..............86 71 57 55 51 52 GENERAL WIND....SW 6 SW 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.23 122 218 256 285 220 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 3100 4300 4100 3100 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JLA REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110804.M2NOR.01/MQT