FNUS73 KMQT 040916 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - MIDDLE OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 516 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 55 TO 60 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 62. MIN HUMIDITY........58 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 6 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (111). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........30 29 27 26 29 31 34 34 33 33 36 40 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............45 48 52 55 57 58 59 60 60 60 60 58 RH................97 89 80 73 67 64 62 60 58 58 58 60 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 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100...30 37 51 68 91 100 111 107 93 76 67 53 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 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 41. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST 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 (18). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%)...........43 47 52 56 58 60 62 63 65 66 61 55 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............56 52 47 44 43 43 43 43 42 43 43 45 RH................64 74 87 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N SE SE SE S S S GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 GENERAL WIND GST.. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 VINDX KT-FT/100...40 30 26 28 26 27 28 28 28 28 24 18 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 HAINES INDEX......4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........58 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...POOR (29). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........50 49 49 48 47 47 46 46 46 46 46 46 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............47 50 54 58 61 62 62 62 62 60 58 55 RH................92 87 76 67 60 59 58 58 58 61 64 68 GENERAL WIND DIR..SE SE SE N N N N N N 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 VINDX KT-FT/100...18 16 17 15 21 26 29 25 19 15 14 14 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 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.02/MQT