FNUS73 KMQT 041145
FWSMQT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST ROCK ROAD...MICHIGAN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
745 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. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
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........29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH OR
                    LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS BY LATE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO
                    8 MPH LATE.
VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (166) AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR (176).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........56     62     65     69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     64     63     58
RH..............29     29     34     47
GENERAL WIND....SE 4   SE 5   S 6    S 6
GENERAL GUST....6      9      9      9
VINDX KT-FT/100.166    176    157    99
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3    E 3    SW 3   SW 5
MIX HGT (FT)....5500   5900   5200   2500
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4

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