FNUS73 KMQT 062106
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINONG ONE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
506 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1650 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE MOVING FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PRODUCE AN AREA OF SHOWERS OVER
NORTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. HOWEVER...THE BEST
CHANCE OF RAIN AND MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN SOUTH OF ISLE ROYALE. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...WESTERLY
WINDS TONIGHT WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND TO THE NORTH
FRIDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL ALSO BRING SEASONABLY COOL AIR INTO THE REGION KEEPING
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR ABOVE 60 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........69     75     77     76     62     65
WEATHER COV.....              ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............62     59     57     56     55     54
RH..............73     80     83     82     82     83
GENERAL WIND....W 8    W 8    NW 8   NW 9   NW 9   NW 10
GENERAL GUST....16     16     14     15     15     16
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........84     73     61     50     49     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     57     60     61     61     61
RH..............80     75     69     64     62     61
GENERAL WIND....NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  N 10   N 10   N 12
GENERAL GUST....17     17     18     22     22     25
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...JLB
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.MINON.01/MQT