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FNUS53 KMQT 060954  
FWFMQT  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
554 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008  
   
..BREEZY...HOT AND HUMID TODAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS UPPER MICHIGAN LATE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...LOOK FOR HOT AND  
HUMID CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY SOUTH WINDS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO  
STALL OUT ACROSS SOUTHERN UPPER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIE  
DOWN ACROSS ALL OF UPPER MICHIGAN FOR MONDAY...BUT WARM AND HUMID  
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTH HALF.  
 
MIZ002-009-084-071200-  
WEST - GOGEBIC...ONTONAGON AND SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES-  
554 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 /454 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008/  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83 INLAND TO AROUND 74 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......15 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10  
TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.20 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........6.  
LAL.................3.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PCT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING WEST 5 MPH OR LESS...THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.10 IN.  
LAL.................3.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77 INLAND TO AROUND 65 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH  
OR LESS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO  
5 TO 10 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.25 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........6.  
LAL.................3.  
 
 
 
MIZ001-003-071200-  
KEWEENAW PENINSULA - KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES-  
554 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 INLAND TO AROUND 71 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......11 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH BY  
LATE MORNING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.19 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........6.  
LAL.................3.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PCT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10  
MPH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.04 IN.  
LAL.................3.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 INLAND TO AROUND 60 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.03 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........7.  
LAL.................2.  
 
 
 
MIZ004-005-071200-  
NORTH CENTRAL - BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES-  
554 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS...BECOMING SCATTERED BY MID  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82 INLAND TO AROUND 76 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO  
10 TO 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.19 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........7.  
LAL.................3.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 INLAND TO AROUND 55 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PCT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10  
MPH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.08 IN.  
LAL.................3.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 INLAND TO AROUND 62 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.10 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........5.  
LAL.................3.  
 
 
 
MIZ010>012-071200-  
SOUTH CENTRAL - IRON...DICKINSON AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES-  
454 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS...BECOMING SCATTERED  
BY LATE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......13 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH BY  
LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH BY  
MID AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.17 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........7.  
LAL.................3.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PCT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH OR  
LESS LATE...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.12 IN.  
LAL.................3.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST  
5 TO 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.25 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
LAL.................3.  
 
 
 
MIZ006>008-085-071200-  
NORTHEAST -  
ALGER...LUCE...NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES-  
554 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING  
SCATTERED LATE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79 INLAND TO AROUND 72 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......14 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.04 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........9.  
LAL.................3.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PCT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10  
MPH LATE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 MPH OR LESS  
LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.21 IN.  
LAL.................3.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 INLAND TO AROUND 61 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.24 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
LAL.................3.  
 
 
 
MIZ013>015-071200-  
SOUTHEAST - DELTA...SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT AND MACKINAC COUNTIES-  
554 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING  
SCATTERED LATE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 INLAND TO AROUND 69 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT INLAND TO 58 PERCENT AT THE  
SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......13 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 10  
TO 15 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.04 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........9.  
LAL.................3.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PCT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10  
MPH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 MPH OR  
LESS LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.12 IN.  
LAL.................3.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75 INLAND TO AROUND 69 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT INLAND TO 66 PERCENT AT THE  
SHORE.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.18 IN.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
LAL.................3.  
 
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
TUESDAY  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
LOWS 53 TO 58. HIGHS 74 TO 79 INLAND TO AROUND 67 AT THE SHORE.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 49 TO  
54. HIGHS 66 TO 71 INLAND TO AROUND 62 AT THE SHORE. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY OVERNIGHT. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 74 TO 79  
INLAND TO AROUND 69 AT THE SHORE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS AROUND 55. HIGHS 77 TO 82 INLAND TO AROUND 73 AT THE SHORE.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 59. HIGHS 81 TO 86 INLAND  
TO AROUND 77 AT THE SHORE.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR SUN JUL 13 THROUGH SAT JUL 19  
EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES AND NEAR 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 / 3400 / SW 21 / 714 (E)  
201002 / DOE LAKE/ 4 LOW / 2500 / SW 27 / 675 (E)  
201205 / ELKHORN/ 4 LOW / 1900 / SW 28 / 532 (G)  
200703 / GWINN/ 4 LOW / 3600 / SW 27 / 972 (E)  
200903 / LABRANCHE/ 4 LOW / 3200 / SW 24 / 768 (E)  
200503 / PELKIE/ 3 VERY LOW / 4500 / SW 19 / 855 (E)  
201504 / RACO/ 5 MODERATE / 3600 / SW 31 / 1116 (E)  
200802 / RANDVILLE/ 3 VERY LOW / 3600 / SW 23 / 828 (E)  
201401 / REXTON/ 5 MODERATE / 3600 / SW 31 / 1116 (E)  
201505 / RUDYARD/ 5 MODERATE / 4200 / SW 28 / 1176 (E)  
201202 / SENEY/ 4 LOW / 2700 / SW 29 / 783 (E)  
201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 5 MODERATE / 3100 / SW 31 / 961 (E)  
201102 / STONINGTON/ 4 LOW / 2600 / SW 26 / 676 (E)  
200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 3 VERY LOW / 3700 / SW 16 / 592 (G)  
200103 / WATERSMEET/ 4 LOW / 4100 / SW 19 / 779 (E)  
/DRUMND ISLAND/ 5 MODERATE / 2400 / SW 20 / 480 (G)  
/ KEW/ 3 VERY LOW / 2900 / SW 23 / 667 (E)  
 
THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE FOR 1 PM EST (2 PM EDT) MON...  
 
HAINES MIXING TRANSPORT VENTILATION  
WIMS ID/ SITE/ INDEX / HEIGHT / WIND / INDEX  
------------------------------------------------------------------  
471301 / WAUSAUKEE/ 3 VERY LOW / 3400 / SW 6 / 204 (F)  
201002 / DOE LAKE/ 2 VERY LOW / 1200 / W 6 / 72 (P)  
201205 / ELKHORN/ 3 VERY LOW / 1900 / SW 5 / 95 (P)  
200703 / GWINN/ 5 MODERATE / 1200 / W 5 / 60 (P)  
200903 / LABRANCHE/ 4 LOW / 3900 / SW 4 / 156 (F)  
200503 / PELKIE/ 4 LOW / 2500 / NW 3 / 75 (P)  
201504 / RACO/ 3 VERY LOW / 2600 / SW 10 / 260 (F)  
200802 / RANDVILLE/ 5 MODERATE / 4900 / W 6 / 294 (F)  
201401 / REXTON/ 3 VERY LOW / 1400 / SW 12 / 168 (F)  
201505 / RUDYARD/ 3 VERY LOW / 2400 / SW 16 / 384 (G)  
201202 / SENEY/ 3 VERY LOW / 2500 / SW 6 / 150 (F)  
201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 3 VERY LOW / 1300 / SW 6 / 78 (P)  
201102 / STONINGTON/ 3 VERY LOW / 2400 / SW 3 / 72 (P)  
200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 4 LOW / 3200 / W 8 / 256 (F)  
200103 / WATERSMEET/ 5 MODERATE / 3900 / W 6 / 234 (F)  
/DRUMND ISLAND/ 3 VERY LOW / 300 / SW 17 / 51 (P)  
/ KEW/ 4 LOW / 2100 / NE 3 / 63 (P)  
 
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/ 80/ 49/ 10/ S/0.00  
201002 / DOE LAKE/ 78/ 51/ 12/ S/0.00  
201205 / ELKHORN/ 73/ 60/ 11/ S/0.00  
200703 / GWINN/ 81/ 45/ 12/ SW/0.00  
200903 / LABRANCHE/ 81/ 48/ 10/ S/0.00  
200503 / PELKIE/ 83/ 48/ 9/ SW/0.04  
201504 / RACO/ 77/ 50/ 12/ S/0.00  
200802 / RANDVILLE/ 80/ 54/ 9/ SW/0.00  
201401 / REXTON/ 77/ 53/ 12/ S/0.00  
201505 / RUDYARD/ 77/ 48/ 11/ S/0.00  
201202 / SENEY/ 77/ 53/ 12/ S/0.00  
201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 77/ 55/ 13/ S/0.00  
201102 / STONINGTON/ 76/ 55/ 11/ S/0.00  
200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 81/ 54/ 8/ SW/0.04  
200103 / WATERSMEET/ 81/ 55/ 8/ SW/0.02  
/DRUMND ISLAND/ 72/ 57/ 6/ S/0.00  
/ KEW/ 79/ 51/ 9/ SW/0.06  
 
 
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