FNUS73 KMQT 211029 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR TIE LAKE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 629 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0604 EDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE FIRE SITE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE PRIOR TO 900 AM...BUT CHANCES WILL REMAIN THROUGH AROUND NOON AS THE FRONT STALLS SOUTH OF THE SITE. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION WHILE BECOMING MORE GUSTY AS THE FRONT PASSES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS (LIKELY PRIOR TO 800 AM)...AND THEN GRADUALLY TURN MORE NORTHERLY THROUGH THE DAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT LEADING TO DRY WEATHER INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH COULD BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THOUGH THE CHANCES LOOK SMALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (474). RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........80 65 51 45 32 24 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 70 76 80 80 77 RH..............92 82 71 60 57 60 GENERAL WIND....SW 6 SW 6 NW 7 N 9 N 9 N 7 GENERAL GUST....10 10 16 18 18 16 VINDX KT-FT/100.28 66 198 402 473 328 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH OR LESS BY LATE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 6 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........21 17 14 10 12 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 65 59 56 55 55 RH..............61 73 82 83 86 97 GENERAL WIND....NW 6 NW 6 W 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 GENERAL GUST....12 12 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.133 52 21 25 18 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH BY LATE MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (252). RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........16 27 37 47 45 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 73 82 84 85 84 RH..............89 70 51 48 43 45 GENERAL WIND....S 3 S 3 NE 4 SE 4 SE 4 S 5 GENERAL GUST.... 5 5 5 8 VINDX KT-FT/100.8 127 200 151 177 252 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...TITUS REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120721.TIELA.01/MQT