FNUS73 KMQT 031947 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - HEAD OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 347 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1439 EDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN FROM WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...WITH DIMINISHING CLOUD COVER AND DECREASING WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE... LIGHT WINDS...AND A CLEARING SKY...MAY LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN LOWERING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK...NEARING 40 TO 50 PERCENT BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE MINIMAL TO NON EXISTENT...WITH THE NEXT SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HOLDING OUT UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. STILL...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT WITH ANY GUSTS LIKELY TO BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 15 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 60 AND 70 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...EXCEPT CLOUDY EARLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3...OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 23 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (256). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)..........73 51 30 31 WEATHER COV...... WEATHER TYPE..... TEMP.............54 54 54 53 RH...............77 75 75 76 GENERAL WIND DIR..W W W W GENERAL WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 GENERAL WIND GST.20 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.256 231 202 166 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.4 1.3 1.0 HAINES INDEX......3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG BY 2300. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING CALM LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (25). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%)..........32 32 32 32 37 43 48 45 41 38 34 31 WEATHER COV...... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE..... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP.............52 49 46 43 43 43 43 42 41 41 42 43 RH...............79 85 94 100 100 97 96 99 100 100 100 99 GENERAL WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 GENERAL WIND GST.. VINDX KT-FT/100.130 94 58 38 29 26 28 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 HAINES INDEX......3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4...OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (28). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)..........27 26 26 25 25 25 26 30 34 38 40 42 WEATHER COV...... WEATHER TYPE..... TEMP.............46 47 51 53 53 53 49 47 47 48 48 48 RH...............94 91 83 79 77 76 85 91 88 82 84 87 GENERAL WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST.. VINDX KT-FT/100..28 28 28 25 23 18 15 15 18 20 23 28 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 HAINES INDEX......4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...KF REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120603.DUCKL.04/MQT