FNUS73 KMQT 031933 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - TAIL OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 333 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1440 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 THEN BECOMING SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........60 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 13 TO 25 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (571). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........52 40 28 25 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............60 61 61 60 RH................64 62 60 63 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD...9 8 8 8 GENERAL WIND GST..13 13 11 VINDX KT-FT/100..571 553 510 395 MIX HGT (KFT)....3.6 3.5 3.0 2.3 HAINES INDEX.......3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER 0200. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (1). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%)...........22 24 25 27 32 36 40 36 32 28 25 22 WEATHER COV....... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE...... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP..............57 53 49 45 44 44 44 42 41 41 42 45 RH................68 76 87 95 97 96 96 100 100 99 100 95 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N GENERAL WIND SPD...6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 GENERAL WIND GST.. VINDX KT-FT/100..277 170 87 35 18 23 30 28 28 25 9 1 MIX HGT (KFT)....1.6 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 HAINES INDEX.......3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS INCREASING TO 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...GOOD (330). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-3300 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 700-1100 FT AGL LATE. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)............20 19 18 17 18 19 20 22 24 27 32 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP...............49 52 58 63 65 65 61 60 61 62 60 58 RH.................86 79 65 58 53 51 59 62 59 56 59 64 GENERAL WIND DIR....N N N N N N N N N N N N GENERAL WIND SPD....4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST.... VINDX KT-FT/100....28 139 271 330 281 176 113 121 116 137 114 77 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.7 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.06/MQT