FNUS73 KMQT 310928 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR WIDGEON CREEK - TAIL OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 528 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0511 EDT ON MAY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE MUCH LOWER WITH READINGS AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT OVER THE WILDFIRE SITE. LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY LATE MORNING AS A LAKE BREEZE DEVELOPS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ARRIVES LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS FROM THE LOWER MIDWEST ACROSS LAKE HURON FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4...OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 11 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (285). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4100 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........4 5 7 9 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 40 46 51 55 56 57 57 58 57 57 56 RH..............100 86 67 54 45 43 41 40 38 39 38 40 GENERAL WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N GENERAL WIND SPD..4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.18 58 109 164 216 259 285 280 222 195 135 107 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.6 2.3 3.1 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. HAINES INDEX........4...OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (0). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........21 26 32 37 42 48 53 58 62 67 71 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 53 50 46 46 44 43 43 41 40 39 40 RH..............41 45 52 61 64 68 74 76 81 87 90 90 GENERAL WIND DIR..NE NE NE S S S SE SE SE NE NE NE GENERAL WIND SPD..4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.82 78 71 61 54 41 30 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (425) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1945). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8000 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........81 81 82 82 83 83 84 86 88 91 93 95 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............42 46 52 56 60 61 62 62 63 62 62 61 RH..............86 73 59 51 45 44 43 43 42 43 43 44 GENERAL WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.33 184 425 701 10571431170018511931194518261733 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.3 2.7 4.1 5.6 6.8 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.3 6.7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...VOSS REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120531.WIDGE.01/MQT