FNUS73 KMQT 141721 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE...GLFFC/MIDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 121 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON AUGUST 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE MAY BE SOME SHOWERS IN THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THESE SHOULD BE ISOLATED WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. PLAN ON VERY GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO UPPER MICHIGAN. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY...A STRONGER SOUTH WIND WILL DEVELOP WITH SOME MODERATION OFF LAKE MICHIGAN. EXPECT DRY WEATHER TO DOMINATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE SOME SHOWERS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH BY LATE MORNING. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........17 24 37 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 77 77 75 RH..............52 52 54 58 GENERAL WIND....S 6 S 9 S 8 S 8 GENERAL GUST....14 17 15 15 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 91 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.30 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........57 62 67 72 78 85 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RH..............58 69 81 88 89 91 GENERAL WIND....S 7 S 7 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 10 GENERAL GUST....13 13 12 12 12 13 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 61 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.35 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........91 88 86 83 73 63 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 71 73 74 72 71 RH..............82 76 69 68 66 64 GENERAL WIND....SW 8 SW 8 W 8 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 18 18 23 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...KC REQUESTED BY...LAKOSKY SCOTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120815.BIGPI.01/MQT