FNUS73 KMQT 010855 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 455 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0448 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.....MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHEAST 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 8 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (417) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (708) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6200 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........75 79 83 87 90 94 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 49 55 57 57 57 RH..............83 66 54 51 51 54 GENERAL WIND....NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 GENERAL GUST.... 10 10 10 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.33 140 272 551 404 570 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 3900 6100 5800 5200 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 46 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (524) DECREASING TO FAIR (249) BY LATE EVENING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2500 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........97 97 98 98 98 97 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 52 49 47 46 45 RH..............61 67 72 74 80 87 GENERAL WIND....N 8 N 8 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 11 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.841 524 296 364 295 249 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 2500 1300 1400 1000 800 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 64 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 47 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (877) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1158) BY LATE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.35 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........97 95 94 92 90 88 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 51 55 56 56 56 RH..............86 76 67 64 64 67 GENERAL WIND....NW 12 NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 GENERAL GUST....25 25 30 30 30 30 VINDX KT-FT/100.381 877 1158 1078 1107 1008 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2700 3500 3400 3400 3000 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MICHELS REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120601.PINEC.01/MQT