FNUS73 KMQT 041433
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEGA MULE...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1033 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN ONTARIO
WILL BRING DRYING CONDITIONS TODAY WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY. LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A
DECAYING AREA OF SHOWERS INTO UPPER MICHIGAN. RIGHT NOW...IT APPEARS
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL STAY CONFINED TO WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.
LOOK FOR DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT OVER
THE BURN AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS MID LEVEL CLOUDS GIVE WAY TO
PARTIAL SUNSHINE LATE IN THE DAY. EAST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH AT
THE TIME OF IGNITION.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
TEMP............56     52     48     47     44     42
RH..............55     60     64     64     69     72
GENERAL WIND....NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   E 6    E 6    E 6
GENERAL GUST....10     10     10     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 29 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (498) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (785) AT
                    IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (785) BY LATE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4500 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........68     70     71     69     64     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     47     51     52     54     55
RH..............69     54     44     39     36     34
GENERAL WIND....E 7    E 7    E 8    E 7    E 7    E 6
GENERAL GUST....15     15     15     15     15     10
VINDX KT-FT/100.57     498    785    777    759    647
MIX HGT (FT)....300    2400   3700   3900   4500   4300

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FORECASTER...VOSS
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE AVERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120505.MEGAM.01/MQT