FNUS73 KMQT 091851 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD US 2 FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 251 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT COOLER AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN STEADY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT...BUT ONCE AGAIN LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY...BUT BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MOISTENING FROM LAKE SUPERIOR WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 40...EXCEPT FOR 30S ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK...BUT HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR FOR WIDESPREAD MEASURABLE RAIN WILL COME DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 31 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (1625). MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-7100 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........82 71 68 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............34 35 36 RH..............50 40 40 GENERAL WIND....NW 10 NW 13 NW 13 GENERAL GUST....25 30 30 VINDX KT-FT/100.1248 1364 1625 MIX HGT (FT)....5700 6200 7100 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 33 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (1200) DECREASING TO GOOD (346). MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2600 FT AGL. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 68 71 73 75 76 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE SNSHWR TEMP............36 32 28 26 25 24 RH..............40 50 61 71 74 75 GENERAL WIND....NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 GENERAL GUST....20 20 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.1689 1200 724 501 354 385 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 5000 3100 2300 1600 1800 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 36 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (1080) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1258) BY LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........78 77 76 75 65 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 30 35 37 38 37 RH..............75 59 48 43 42 42 GENERAL WIND....NW 10 NW 10 NW 16 NW 17 NW 17 NW 14 GENERAL GUST....25 25 30 30 30 30 VINDX KT-FT/100.642 1080 1258 1111 969 930 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 4700 5500 4800 4200 3700 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MICHELS REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SABIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120409.OLDUS.01/MQT