FNUS73 KMQT 011946 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - HEAD OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 346 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 EDT ON JUNE 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE NORTH TO GEORGIAN BAY ON SATURDAY. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE LIFTING SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 40S TONIGHT BEFORE REBOUNDING TO THE LOW 50S SATURDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES OVER EASTERN WILL REMAIN AROUND 80 TO 90 PERCENT AS MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE AREA RECEIVING JUST UNDER AND INCH OF RAIN. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4...OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........94 94 96 97 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............47 48 48 47 RH..............74 72 74 77 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST..10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.30 28 25 22 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 26 TO 45 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (23). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.30 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........98 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RN RN RW TEMP............46 45 44 43 43 43 43 45 47 48 48 49 RH..............81 85 89 91 92 92 91 87 81 78 79 81 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..8 8 8 10 10 10 18 18 18 17 17 17 GENERAL WIND GST..10 10 10 15 15 15 25 25 25 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.23 25 30 38 40 45 65 139 235 308 308 261 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 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 50. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 19 TO 37 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (212). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.31 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........99 99 98 98 98 97 97 96 96 96 96 95 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............48 48 48 48 49 49 50 50 50 49 49 49 RH..............84 86 89 90 87 84 82 83 84 85 86 87 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 GENERAL WIND GST..25 25 25 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.212 182 156 137 136 138 149 146 143 147 165 180 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...KEC REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120601.DUCKL.07/MQT