000 FNUS53 KMQT 150958 FWFMQT FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 558 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...BREEZY ACROSS THE NORTH TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF MORNING SHOWERS SOUTH AND EAST...THEN DRY THROUGH SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND BRING GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN UPPER MICHIGAN. ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST...THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY AND BRING DRY WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND. MIZ002-009-084-161000- WEST - GOGEBIC...ONTONAGON AND SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES- 558 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 /458 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008/ .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......22 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........4. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. 24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT INLAND TO 78 PERCENT AT THE SHORE. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........4. LAL.................1. $$ MIZ001-003-161000- KEWEENAW PENINSULA - KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES- 558 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......12 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........4. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........4. LAL.................1. $$ MIZ004-005-161000- NORTH CENTRAL - BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES- 558 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.03 IN. HOURS OF SUN........3. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........4. LAL.................1. $$ MIZ010>012-161000- SOUTH CENTRAL - IRON...DICKINSON AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES- 458 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT INLAND TO 45 PERCENT AT THE SHORE. 24 HR TREND......16 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHWEST LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.07 IN. HOURS OF SUN........3. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. 24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT INLAND TO 75 PERCENT AT THE SHORE. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........6. LAL.................1. $$ MIZ006>008-085-161000- NORTHEAST - ALGER...LUCE...NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES- 558 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.02 IN. HOURS OF SUN........2. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........4. LAL.................1. $$ MIZ013>015-161000- SOUTHEAST - DELTA...SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT AND MACKINAC COUNTIES- 558 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......18 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.05 IN. HOURS OF SUN........3. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT INLAND TO 88 PERCENT AT THE SHORE. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE. HOURS OF SUN........4. LAL.................1. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 31 TO 36 INLAND TO AROUND 38 AT THE SHORE. HIGHS AROUND 49. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. LOWS 28 TO 33 INLAND TO AROUND 39 AT THE SHORE. HIGHS AROUND 53. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS AROUND 53. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 37 TO 42 INLAND TO AROUND 44 AT THE SHORE. HIGHS AROUND 52. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 29 INLAND TO AROUND 35 AT THE SHORE. HIGHS 50 TO 55. .OUTLOOK FOR WED OCT 22 THROUGH TUE OCT 28...EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ ...................SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST DATA.................... THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE FOR 1 PM EST (2 PM EDT) TODAY... HAINES MIXING TRANSPORT VENTILATION WIMS ID/ SITE/ INDEX / HEIGHT / WIND / INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------ 471301 / WAUSAUKEE/ 4 LOW / 3600 / W 24 / 864 (E) 201002 / DOE LAKE/ 5 MODERATE / 2900 / SW 21 / 609 (E) 201205 / ELKHORN/ 5 MODERATE / 3100 / SW 25 / 775 (E) 200703 / GWINN/ 4 LOW / 3600 / W 23 / 828 (E) 200903 / LABRANCHE/ 4 LOW / 3800 / W 21 / 798 (E) 200503 / PELKIE/ 3 VERY LOW / 4000 / W 28 / 1120 (E) 201504 / RACO/ 4 LOW / 3200 / SW 26 / 832 (E) 200802 / RANDVILLE/ 5 MODERATE / 3900 / W 23 / 897 (E) 201401 / REXTON/ 4 LOW / 3200 / SW 26 / 832 (E) 201505 / RUDYARD/ 4 LOW / 3400 / SW 27 / 918 (E) 201202 / SENEY/ 5 MODERATE / 2500 / SW 24 / 600 (E) 201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 5 MODERATE / 2400 / SW 24 / 576 (G) 201102 / STONINGTON/ 5 MODERATE / 3400 / SW 23 / 782 (E) 200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 3 VERY LOW / 4400 / W 26 / 1144 (E) 200103 / WATERSMEET/ 4 LOW / 4200 / W 23 / 966 (E) /DRUMND ISLAND/ 3 VERY LOW / 2500 / SW 25 / 625 (E) / KEW/ 3 VERY LOW / 2800 / W 33 / 924 (E) THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE FOR 1 PM EST (2 PM EDT) THU... HAINES MIXING TRANSPORT VENTILATION WIMS ID/ SITE/ INDEX / HEIGHT / WIND / INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------ 471301 / WAUSAUKEE/ 4 LOW / 6200 / NW 11 / 682 (E) 201002 / DOE LAKE/ 4 LOW / 4800 / N 14 / 672 (E) 201205 / ELKHORN/ 4 LOW / 5000 / N 13 / 650 (E) 200703 / GWINN/ 4 LOW / 5200 / NW 10 / 520 (G) 200903 / LABRANCHE/ 4 LOW / 5900 / NW 10 / 590 (G) 200503 / PELKIE/ 4 LOW / 3800 / NW 10 / 380 (G) 201504 / RACO/ 5 MODERATE / 4100 / N 16 / 656 (E) 200802 / RANDVILLE/ 4 LOW / 6100 / NW 11 / 671 (E) 201401 / REXTON/ 5 MODERATE / 4500 / N 14 / 630 (E) 201505 / RUDYARD/ 5 MODERATE / 3600 / NW 16 / 576 (G) 201202 / SENEY/ 4 LOW / 4900 / N 13 / 637 (E) 201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 5 MODERATE / 4300 / N 14 / 602 (E) 201102 / STONINGTON/ 4 LOW / 5200 / N 11 / 572 (G) 200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 4 LOW / 5200 / NW 12 / 624 (E) 200103 / WATERSMEET/ 4 LOW / 5800 / NW 11 / 638 (E) /DRUMND ISLAND/ 5 MODERATE / 3400 / NW 14 / 476 (G) / KEW/ 3 VERY LOW / 3500 / NW 11 / 385 (G) NOTE: MIXING HEIGHTS ARE IN FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL TRANSPORT WINDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR ..................................................................... THE FOLLOWING IS POINT FORECAST INFORMATION VALID AT 1 PM EST. NOTE THAT THE QPF IS FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM EST. ALSO...WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY A FACTOR OF 0.7 BY THE REQUEST OF LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS. WIMS ID/ SITE/TEMP/ RH/WSPD/WDIR/ QPF ---------------------------------------------- 471301 / WAUSAUKEE/ 58/ 52/ 9/ SW/0.05 201002 / DOE LAKE/ 56/ 60/ 8/ SW/0.02 201205 / ELKHORN/ 58/ 61/ 8/ SW/0.03 200703 / GWINN/ 56/ 54/ 10/ W/0.01 200903 / LABRANCHE/ 59/ 54/ 9/ SW/0.03 200503 / PELKIE/ 52/ 66/ 12/ W/0.00 201504 / RACO/ 57/ 61/ 8/ SW/0.02 200802 / RANDVILLE/ 57/ 60/ 8/ W/0.02 201401 / REXTON/ 56/ 62/ 8/ SW/0.02 201505 / RUDYARD/ 56/ 63/ 9/ SW/0.02 201202 / SENEY/ 56/ 63/ 10/ SW/0.02 201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 55/ 64/ 8/ SW/0.02 201102 / STONINGTON/ 58/ 55/ 9/ SW/0.03 200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 53/ 56/ 10/ W/0.00 200103 / WATERSMEET/ 54/ 60/ 8/ W/0.00 /DRUMND ISLAND/ 54/ 71/ 7/ SW/0.01 / KEW/ 51/ 71/ 20/ W/0.00 $$ MICHELS