FNUS73 KMQT 040858
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
458 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DEPART UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY.
WITH THE HIGH STILL INFLUENCING THE WEATHER...EXPECT LIGHT WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA AND LAKE BREEZES DEVELOPING NEAR THE GREAT LAKES THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VARIABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON...AS
THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE IS ALONG THE AXIS WHERE THE LAKE BREEZE
BOUNDARIES CONVERGE. SO...CONFIDENCE IN ANY PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION
IS LOW. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT
LINGERING DRY AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL ALLOW RH VALUES TO FALL TO
AROUND 30 PERCENT. ANY SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVING INTO MINNESOTA WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING
                    BECOMING CALM...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 MPH OR
                    LESS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (175) AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR (192).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800
                    FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5600-6400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........47     54     59     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     64     64     60
RH..............31     31     32     43
GENERAL WIND....N 3    SE 3   W 4    W 4
GENERAL GUST....5             5      5
VINDX KT-FT/100.175    187    180    70
TRANSPORT WIND..N 3    N 3    NW 3   NW 3
MIX HGT (FT)....5800   6200   6000   2300
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...JLB
REQUESTED BY...DAN LAUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130604.BIGPI.01/MQT