FNUS73 KMQT 010902 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - MIDDLE OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 502 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0450 EDT ON JUNE 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE NORTH TO GEORGIAN BAY ON SATURDAY. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 50S TODAY. HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO AROUND 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SOME RAIN WILL AFFECT THE AREA INTO SATURDAY WITH UP TO 0.50 INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (447). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4100 FT AGL LATE. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........69 73 76 80 84 87 91 92 93 95 96 97 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............42 45 49 52 55 56 57 57 57 57 57 56 RH..............85 77 67 61 55 53 53 52 51 51 52 54 GENERAL WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.33 57 76 89 71 56 60 118 186 277 365 447 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 2.0 3.1 4.0 4.1 3.7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 47 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (85). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........98 98 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 98 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............55 54 51 49 48 47 46 46 45 44 43 44 RH..............57 61 67 74 75 78 82 84 87 92 95 95 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..7 7 7 10 10 10 13 13 13 14 14 14 GENERAL WIND GST..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.471 427 304 187 159 179 200 168 117 85 93 125 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 41 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (427). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1400 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.33 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........98 97 97 96 95 95 94 93 93 92 91 91 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............44 46 48 50 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 RH..............96 92 87 84 79 77 76 76 75 75 78 83 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 14 14 14 GENERAL WIND GST..25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.164 245 339 410 427 396 373 372 365 355 314 246 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 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 20120601.DUCKL.03/MQT