FNUS73 KMQT 261751 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...USFWS SENEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 151 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1315 EDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL SLIDE TOWARD JAMES BAY AND QUEBEC TODAY WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE PLAINS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN RELAXED OVER THE WILDLIFE REFUGE TODAY LEADING TO A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB TO NEAR 75 WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY THICKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST CHANCES OF RAIN WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL TOWARD 0500 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. IF THERE IS STEADY RAIN IT WILL NOT LAST LONG...EXITING THE AREA AFTER 0900 ON SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT SKIES TO PARTIALLY CLEAR LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 DEGREES IF ENOUGH SUNSHINE OCCURS. IT WILL BE MORE HUMID WITH HUMIDITY VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON STAYING AT OR ABOVE 45 PERCENT. WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL STAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND STAY MAINLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 AT REQUEST...MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 33 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........35 37 43 47 52 58 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............73 74 74 74 72 69 RH................37 35 34 33 36 40 GENERAL WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE GENERAL WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST..15 15 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX......3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0300...THEN 3. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.20 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........64 70 85 99 98 97 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM RNSHWR TEMP............73 66 61 57 56 53 RH..............37 47 58 67 74 82 GENERAL WIND....SE 5 SE 5 E 6 E 7 E 7 SE 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5...OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................3 UNTIL 1600...THEN 2 UNTIL 1800...THEN 1. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.15 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........97 91 85 79 77 74 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR TEMP............56 67 77 78 79 79 RH..............79 57 45 46 46 47 GENERAL WIND....SE 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 S 9 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...JLB REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120526.PINEC.02/MQT