FNUS73 KMQT 022004 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - TAIL OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 404 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1502 EDT ON JUNE 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL KEEP THICK CLOUDS AND SCATTERED TO ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE DUCK LAKE WILDFIRE THROUGH MID TO LAKE MORNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH AMOUNTS NEAR A TENTH OF AN INCH FIGURED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO DIMINISH WITH SUNDOWN. STEADY NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT. THESE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN AFTER 1000...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEARING 20 MPH POSSIBLE. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL BE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH MUCH OF THE WET WEATHER STAYING SOUTH OF THE DUCK LAKE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES IN THE UPCOMING WEEK LOOKS TO BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WARMING TO NEAR 70 DEGREES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...BECOMING NUMEROUS IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 34 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (339). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1400 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.......SCT SCT SCT NUM WEATHER TYPE.......RW RW RW RW TEMP...............49 49 49 49 RH.................90 90 90 91 GENERAL WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD....9 10 10 10 GENERAL WIND GST...15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100...339 327 311 274 MIX HGT (KFT).....1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 33 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (40). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%)..........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......NUM NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE......RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP..............49 48 47 47 46 46 46 45 45 45 45 46 RH................92 94 96 98 99 99 99 100 99 100 100 100 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD...9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 GENERAL WIND GST.. VINDX KT-FT/100..246 211 175 140 107 72 50 40 40 50 52 69 MIX HGT (KFT)....1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 HAINES INDEX.......3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 27 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (582). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-3200 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........100 93 86 79 63 46 30 32 34 36 34 33 WEATHER COV.......ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.......RW RW TEMP...............47 50 53 56 56 58 59 60 60 61 61 59 RH.................97 89 79 73 72 69 66 64 62 61 60 65 GENERAL WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD....8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 GENERAL WIND GST.. 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100...111 209 310 386 438 442 459 528 582 558 446 280 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.6 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.5 1.6 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...KF REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120602.DUCKL.04/MQT