FNUS73 KMQT 111939 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 66-68...MICHIGAN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 339 PM EDT THU AUG 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN FROM THE DAKOTAS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SATURDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO UPPER MICHIGAN...EXPECT INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 50 PERCENT. IN THE AFTERNOON THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH... WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (432) INCREASING TO GOOD (562) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (900) BY LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION. 5100-6900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....UP TO 0.25 INCHES IN THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........53 56 62 66 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 78 78 78 RH..............58 53 52 54 GENERAL WIND....SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 GENERAL GUST....15 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.562 759 898 767 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 6300 6900 5100 $$ FORECASTER...MCB REQUESTED BY...BRYCE AVERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110812.UNIT6.01/MQT