FNUS73 KMQT 252024 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 424 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1547 EDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE BREEZE IS OVER OR NEAR THE SITE AS OF 4PM 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 77. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 TO 22 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (932). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........26 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............71 64 RH..............36 45 GENERAL WIND....NW 9 NW 9 GENERAL GUST....20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.932 488 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 3500 HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH OR LESS BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........37 38 38 39 43 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 56 52 50 48 48 RH..............49 59 67 71 78 81 GENERAL WIND....NW 6 NW 6 W 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 GENERAL GUST....10 10 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.293 95 16 33 33 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 600 100 300 300 BLW100 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE. 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.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (489) INCREASING TO GOOD (567) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2 UNTIL 1800...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7100 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........50 52 53 55 67 78 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............55 66 72 73 74 71 RH..............66 46 37 36 37 42 GENERAL WIND....S 4 S 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 E 7 GENERAL GUST....5 5 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.30 264 322 489 545 377 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3800 6400 7000 6800 4200 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...TITUS REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120525.PINEC.02/MQT