FNUS73 KMQT 252059 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE NEW...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 458 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1653 EDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE BREEZE IS SOUTH OF THIS SITE AS OF 5 PM EDT. BEHIND THE LAKE BREEZE...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS SATURDAY...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING...BRINGING INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. CHANCES FOR RAIN THEN RETURN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 34 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (464). MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........27 29 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 55 53 RH..............52 57 62 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..12 12 12 GENERAL WIND GST..25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.464 261 128 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.1 0.6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 11 TO 18 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........33 33 33 34 34 34 34 36 38 40 41 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 52 51 49 48 48 47 46 45 45 45 45 RH..............62 63 67 71 74 77 80 82 83 83 86 86 GENERAL WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S GENERAL WIND SPD..8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 GENERAL WIND GST..15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.58 27 34 50 48 45 43 38 33 28 3 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 10 MPH LATE. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (307). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 800-1700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........45 46 47 48 48 49 50 56 61 67 72 78 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............48 54 62 68 69 68 67 66 66 65 64 62 RH..............78 63 49 41 38 39 41 41 42 43 46 50 GENERAL WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE GENERAL WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.28 167 299 307 235 168 86 57 41 40 43 48 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.7 3.3 4.4 3.9 2.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MICHELS REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120525.DUCKL.03/MQT