FNUS73 KMQT 071217 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF LAKE RD...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 817 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0758 EDT ON OCTOBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN STATES AND FAIRLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH FROM THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY. DEEP MIXING WILL TRANSPORT STRONGER WINDS TO THE SURFACE AND DRIER AIR DOWNWARD. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES PUSHING TO NEAR 80 DEGREES TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST LATER IN THE DAY. WITH INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT...EXPECT LESS THAN NORMAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL NOT EXCEED 75 PERCENT. ANOTHER BREEZY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY IS EXPECTED SATURDAY. HOWEVER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD ONLY DROP TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH LITTLE OPPORTUNITY FOR RAINFALL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY LAST NIGHT WAS AROUND 86 PERCENT AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP...WHICH IS THE CLOSEST OBSERVATION SITE TO THE FIRE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAST NIGHT WAS 86 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........19 22 24 26 29 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 63 73 78 80 78 RH..............76 59 40 29 27 31 GENERAL WIND....S 8 S 8 S 11 S 14 S 14 S 16 GENERAL GUST....15 15 25 25 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 2200 4700 5400 3800 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........33 34 34 35 36 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 67 64 62 61 60 RH..............47 57 65 69 71 73 GENERAL WIND....S 16 S 16 S 16 S 16 S 16 SW 16 GENERAL GUST....30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....900 200 200 300 300 200 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4100 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........38 36 35 36 40 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 67 74 78 80 77 RH..............73 59 47 40 39 43 GENERAL WIND....SW 16 SW 16 SW 17 SW 14 SW 14 SW 11 GENERAL GUST....30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2300 3000 4100 3000 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TITUS REQUESTED BY...BRYCE AVERY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111007.WOLFL.01/MQT