FNUS73 KMQT 101214 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR LIMESTONE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 814 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WE WILL REMAIN DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE TODAY... WITH LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. SUNDAY LOOKS A BIT MORE INTERESTING AS HIGH PRESSURE EXITS AND A COLD FRONT DIPS ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS OUT OF THE WSW WILL BE COMMON SUNDAY...WITH AN EARLY AFTERNOON LAKE BREEZE GETTING TO THE LIMESTONE FIRE NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A QUICK WIND SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS. THE POTENTIAL IS SMALL AT THIS TIME...BUT STILL WORTH MENTIONING. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE OF POP UP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300 SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH BY LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (266). MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL LATE DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL BY EARLY EVENING. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........17 21 21 17 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 74 77 77 73 RH..............65 47 41 42 52 GENERAL WIND....E 6 E 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 GENERAL GUST.... VINDX KT-FT/100.72 192 248 251 75 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 3200 5000 5000 1900 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM TEMP............69 62 57 55 53 51 RH..............62 77 87 90 95 100 GENERAL WIND....E 3 E 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 GENERAL GUST.... VINDX KT-FT/100.12 2 19 20 18 17 MIX HGT (FT)....400 BLW100 200 300 300 200 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (488) INCREASING TO GOOD (525) LATE. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........18 30 45 56 56 55 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............52 64 73 79 81 80 RH..............98 74 56 45 45 48 GENERAL WIND....SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 GENERAL GUST.... 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.23 34 164 383 488 423 $$ FORECASTER...KF REQUESTED BY...BRYCE AVERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110910.LIMES.01/MQT