FNUS73 KMQT 040913 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - TAIL OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 513 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0454 EDT ON JUNE 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN LOWERING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES FROM TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK...DROPPING TO AROUND 45 PERCENT TODAY THROUGH 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. 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........44 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.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (438). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........28 26 25 23 28 34 39 36 34 31 34 38 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............46 52 58 63 65 66 66 68 69 70 68 65 RH................95 82 69 60 54 51 50 47 45 44 47 52 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..5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100...25 114 230 328 323 332 297 344 383 438 340 230 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.3 1.3 2.6 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.9 5.5 5.5 4.3 2.6 HAINES INDEX......4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (5). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%)...........41 46 51 56 58 60 62 63 65 66 60 55 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............61 56 52 48 46 45 45 44 43 44 45 47 RH................59 69 81 91 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 GENERAL WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 GENERAL WIND GST..10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100...106 46 29 28 20 23 28 28 28 28 12 5 MIX HGT (KFT).....1.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 HAINES INDEX......4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4...OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 8 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (358). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1600-3300 FT AGL LATE. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 47 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............50 54 59 64 68 68 68 68 68 68 66 63 RH................87 80 68 59 51 48 46 46 46 46 49 53 GENERAL WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N GENERAL WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100...18 41 66 79 155 253 349 358 335 236 163 94 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 3.9 5.1 5.8 6.0 5.6 4.7 3.3 1.6 HAINES INDEX......4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TITUS REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120604.DUCKL.01/MQT