FNUS73 KMQT 252104 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 504 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 SOUTH OF THE TAIL OF THE FIRE AS OF 5 PM EDT. NORTHWEST 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 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 TO 22 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (752). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........30 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 64 RH..............39 45 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..8 8 GENERAL WIND GST..15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.752 488 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 3.5 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) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........37 37 38 38 38 39 39 41 43 45 46 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 59 56 54 52 51 50 49 48 48 48 51 RH..............49 53 59 64 67 69 71 75 78 79 81 75 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W S S S S S S GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 GENERAL WIND GST..10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.293 179 95 40 16 21 33 30 33 33 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 .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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........50 51 52 53 53 54 55 61 67 73 78 84 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............55 60 66 70 72 73 73 74 74 74 71 68 RH..............66 56 46 40 37 36 36 36 37 38 42 48 GENERAL WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E GENERAL WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.30 161 264 276 322 414 489 567 545 538 377 208 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.8 3.8 5.5 6.4 6.9 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.0 4.2 2.1 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.PINEC.02/MQT