FNUS73 KMQT 191007 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNKLEE-BALDY RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 607 AM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL KEEP UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY DUE TO SOUTHERLY WINDS CROSSING LAKE MICHIGAN. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL STILL TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 70S. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 49 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM SUNDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 41 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (48) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (471). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1800 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........52 51 51 55 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 67 73 73 68 RH..............67 58 52 51 64 GENERAL WIND....S 9 S 9 S 11 S 12 S 12 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.48 247 439 468 351 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 1800 1700 1200 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 47 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (59). RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........60 62 65 68 71 74 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 59 56 54 52 51 RH..............69 85 89 95 99 100 GENERAL WIND....S 10 S 10 S 10 S 8 S 8 S 7 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.269 117 59 85 83 75 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 61 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........77 69 59 51 53 56 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 55 61 65 66 66 RH..............100 88 72 65 63 61 GENERAL WIND....S 7 S 7 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...COOLEY/MRD REQUESTED BY...MUNISING RD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.DUNKL.01/MQT