FNUS73 KMQT 030900 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - MIDDLE OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 500 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0427 EDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE DUCK LAKE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING...THEN EXPECT DECREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY WILL BE NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BE LIGHT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE NEAR 100 PERCENT TONIGHT AND FOG MAY AFFECT MORE OF THE FIRE SITE LATE TONIGHT. PLAN ON DRY WEATHER ON MONDAY AT THE FIRE SITE UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. GENERAL WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH AND FROM THE NORTH. AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 50S NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TOWARD 70 DEGREES AT THE TAIL OF THE FIRE...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL AS LOW AS 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........68 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 12 TO 30 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (314). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....NONE TO 0.02 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........96 92 89 85 73 62 50 47 45 42 39 37 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............46 47 49 51 52 54 54 55 55 56 56 55 RH..............93 90 86 81 77 75 74 72 71 70 68 69 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 GENERAL WIND GST..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.55 79 110 137 183 242 277 313 314 282 237 185 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG BY LATE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 11 TO 19 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (23). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........34 34 34 34 33 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............54 51 47 45 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 42 RH..............72 78 86 93 96 95 93 92 91 89 96 100 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 GENERAL WIND GST..10 10 10 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100.135 97 56 33 23 23 28 28 28 30 27 26 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING 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.....NORTH 10 TO 19 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (130). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........32 34 37 39 39 38 38 40 43 45 50 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 50 54 57 58 58 58 58 58 57 56 55 RH..............88 78 71 67 65 65 66 67 69 71 70 70 GENERAL WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.35 65 106 129 130 119 109 89 68 47 38 36 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JLA REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120603.DUCKL.02/MQT