FNUS73 KMQT 020852 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 452 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0447 EDT ON JUNE 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LAKE HURON WILL MOVE TO JUST EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY...THEN THIS LOW WILL MOVE BACK SOUTHEAST OVER LAKE HURON TONIGHT AND THEN AWAY FROM THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...DRIER WEATHER WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THEN THROUGH MID WEEK AS RAIN IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND IT WILL BE DRY AT NIGHT. A WIDESPREAD RAIN DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A POSSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 47 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (611) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (799) BY LATE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.35 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........100 99 99 98 96 94 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 49 54 54 55 55 RH..............94 83 73 70 71 73 GENERAL WIND....NW 10 NW 10 NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 GENERAL GUST....20 20 25 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.190 457 706 799 764 660 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1600 2300 2400 2200 2000 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (76). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........92 90 87 85 82 78 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 51 50 49 48 47 RH..............78 81 84 87 89 93 GENERAL WIND....NW 11 NW 11 NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 GENERAL GUST....25 25 15 15 15 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.514 308 177 145 135 95 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1100 700 700 700 500 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 28 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (617) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1124) BY LATE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600-5900 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........75 66 56 47 44 42 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 59 66 67 68 68 RH..............90 67 52 49 48 49 GENERAL WIND....NW 8 NW 8 NW 10 NW 11 NW 11 NW 10 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.129 617 993 1090 1114 880 MIX HGT (FT)....700 3200 5200 5700 5900 4600 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MICHELS REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120602.PINEC.01/MQT