FNUS73 KMQT 140957 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE RANGE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 557 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON JUNE 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN SUNNY SKIES...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AT THE FIRE SITE. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY BY LATE MORNING AS THE LAKE BREEZE PUSHES IN OFF WHITEFISH BAY. EXPECT CLEAR AND COOL CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERY UP TO 85 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES MAY ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING INTO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE FIRE SITE. LIMITED MOISTURE FOR THE SYSTEM TO DRAW UPON WILL RESULT IN MINIMAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS LESS THAN 0.10 INCHES. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY WILL MAINLY BE DRY. THE NEXT BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (93) AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR (167). MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2100-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL BY EARLY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 56 63 67 72 71 RH..............65 47 32 25 21 23 GENERAL WIND....NE 6 NE 6 N 7 N 6 N 6 N 6 GENERAL GUST.... 14 12 12 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.93 130 134 159 167 150 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 NE 7 N 5 N 5 N 6 NW 8 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2200 3300 4000 3300 2100 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BY LATE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........9 13 16 19 25 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 50 42 40 39 41 RH..............34 55 76 82 85 80 GENERAL WIND....N 6 N 6 NW 5 W 4 W 4 SW 4 GENERAL GUST....10 10 7 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.90 48 29 20 1 0 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 10 W 10 W 9 W 9 W 9 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 500 300 300 BLW100 BLW100 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 25 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (476) INCREASING TO GOOD (560) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........38 46 53 61 69 76 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............50 65 72 71 70 67 RH..............62 38 31 33 37 44 GENERAL WIND....S 5 S 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 GENERAL GUST....8 8 12 14 14 13 VINDX KT-FT/100.20 150 371 560 547 411 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 13 SW 16 SW 18 SW 20 SW 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 2700 3500 3200 2400 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...JLA REQUESTED BY...PATTY CARRICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130614.RIFLE.01/MQT