FNUS73 KMQT 021858 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUEBERRY BIRCH...GLFFC/MIDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 258 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON JULY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER DRY DAY WEDNESDAY. WITH A WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA...LAKE BREEZES WILL DEVELOP OFF LAKE SUPERIOR AND LAKE MICHIGAN...POSSIBLY MEETING UP AROUND THE FIRE SITE...MAKING WIND DIRECTION SPEED TRICKY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DRY AIR WILL ONLY ALLOW MINIMUM RH VALUES TO RECOVER TO 80-85 PERCENT TONIGHT....AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 30-35 PERCENT. DRY WEATHER OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING THROUGH ON THURSDAY COULD PRODUCE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL THEN DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN LOOKS TO BE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM TEMP............68 58 51 49 46 48 RH..............35 53 70 78 83 83 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTS OF 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (233). TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........61 56 54 53 48 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 67 74 74 77 76 RH..............72 44 35 35 32 35 GENERAL WIND....NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 GENERAL GUST.... 6 8 6 VINDX KT-FT/100.8 91 144 148 181 209 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 N 3 NE 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM TEMP............71 62 56 55 54 55 RH..............46 63 81 88 90 88 $$ FORECASTER...TITUS REQUESTED BY...LAKOSKY SCOTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130703.BLUEB.01/MQT