FNUS73 KMQT 301954 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 354 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1538 EDT ON MAY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT THROUGH THIS EVENING AS DRY AIR MOVES IN WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE...POSSIBLY ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO AROUND 55 PERCENT BEFORE SUNSET. THE CLEAR SKIES WILL LEAD TO VERY CHILLY TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF FROST EXPECTED. EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WITH LIGHTER NORTHERLY WINDS AND MAINLY SUNNY SKIES...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. SOME RAIN MAY OCCUR LATER ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE PINE CREEK FIRE SITE...BUT AT THIS POINT IT IS ONLY A LOW CHANCE. EVEN IF IT DOES RAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 TO 23 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (642). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4000 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........63 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............47 48 RH..............80 56 GENERAL WIND....NW 12 NW 10 GENERAL GUST....25 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.642 548 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 3700 HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST BY MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO 9 MPH 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.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........22 18 15 14 11 9 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY AREAS PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST TEMP............44 40 38 35 33 31 RH..............62 70 76 85 91 95 GENERAL WIND....NW 8 NW 8 W 5 W 3 W 3 W 2 GENERAL GUST....15 15 10 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.349 177 71 40 27 3 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 1300 500 300 200 BLW100 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (303). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6100 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........8 13 20 29 32 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 55 60 61 63 63 RH..............68 47 38 34 30 31 GENERAL WIND....W 3 W 3 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 6 GENERAL GUST....5 5 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.28 165 184 231 303 276 MIX HGT (FT)....500 4100 6100 5800 6100 5500 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TITUS REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120530.PINEC.02/MQT