FNUS73 KMQT 031951 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - MIDDLE OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 351 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........71 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 13 TO 25 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (279). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........43 31 30 30 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............55 56 56 55 RH................74 72 71 71 GENERAL WIND DIR..W NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 GENERAL WIND GST..15 14 11 VINDX KT-FT/100..279 265 251 208 MIX HGT (KFT)....1.7 1.7 1.5 1.2 HAINES INDEX.......3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG BY LATE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 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 (24). 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 (%)..........30 31 31 31 36 41 46 43 39 36 32 28 WEATHER COV...... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE..... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP.............53 50 47 44 43 43 43 42 41 41 41 44 RH...............75 82 91 99 100 98 96 100 100 100 100 99 GENERAL WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 GENERAL WIND GST.. VINDX KT-FT/100.152 110 67 39 30 31 33 29 27 25 24 24 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 HAINES INDEX......3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........68 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 (39). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)..........25 25 24 24 25 25 25 26 28 29 34 38 WEATHER COV...... WEATHER TYPE..... TEMP.............46 49 53 56 57 57 52 50 50 51 51 50 RH...............92 88 79 73 70 68 79 84 81 75 78 81 GENERAL WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST.. VINDX KT-FT/100..28 33 35 39 28 21 15 14 17 20 23 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 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.05/MQT