FNUS73 KMQT 231122 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...SENEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 722 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0647 EDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE 65 TO 75 PERCENT RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH LITTLE SIGN OF ADDITIONAL RECOVERY. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE THE INVERSION SETS UP AND WINDS DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 2200. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA. INITIAL ESTIMATES IS THAT IT WILL DROP LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 34 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (488) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1042) BY LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........34 28 22 16 14 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 64 71 72 75 74 RH..............65 47 35 31 27 30 GENERAL WIND....S 8 S 11 S 13 S 15 S 17 S 17 GENERAL GUST.... 16 21 25 27 27 VINDX KT-FT/100.48 488 806 862 1042 855 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2300 3700 3700 4200 3400 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 42 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........9 10 10 11 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 58 53 53 54 57 RH..............40 59 75 79 80 76 GENERAL WIND....S 15 S 12 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 GENERAL GUST....21 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.420 157 41 78 80 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 600 100 300 300 BLW100 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 52 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (448) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1432) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1999) BY LATE MORNING DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (643) LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........16 18 20 22 31 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 71 76 77 80 78 RH..............68 52 42 37 31 32 GENERAL WIND....S 10 S 14 S 17 S 19 S 18 S 14 GENERAL GUST....19 22 34 35 31 26 VINDX KT-FT/100.78 940 1724 1950 1911 1160 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2800 4500 4800 4800 3200 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...KF REQUESTED BY...GARY LINSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120523.PINEC.01/MQT