FNUS73 KMQT 060925 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - HEAD OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 525 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0505 EDT ON JUNE 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING...BUT BELIEVE MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE THE ONLY FEATURE TO NOTE. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE STILL REMAINS OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER DRY DAY AND MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON. HAVE TRENDED WINDS A LITTLE HIGHER TODAY THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...NORTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH...DUE TO THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTING A LITTLE TO THE WEST AND ALLOWING SLIGHTLY STRONGER NORTHERLY FLOW TO BE OVER THE AREA. WITH THE DRY AIR FROM THE HIGH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 50 PERCENT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STILL BE LOCATED OVER LAKE SUPERIOR ON THURSDAY...LEADING TO ANOTHER DRY DAY AND WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR ON FRIDAY WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND COULD PRODUCE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CURRENT INDICATIONS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE AROUND 0.15 OF AN INCH. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (96). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........55 51 48 44 35 26 17 16 14 13 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 58 58 59 60 62 63 64 64 64 63 61 RH..............69 66 66 65 62 59 56 54 53 54 56 59 GENERAL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 GENERAL WND GST.10 10 10 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 VINDX KT-FT/100.30 44 63 81 90 94 91 96 94 86 62 42 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 92 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5...OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 TO 17 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (25). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........17 20 24 27 29 32 34 33 33 32 31 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 56 53 51 49 48 47 46 46 46 48 50 RH..............64 69 75 80 85 89 91 92 91 89 86 82 GENERAL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW GENERAL WND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 GENERAL WND GST.9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 VINDX KT-FT/100.28 25 26 28 28 28 28 30 30 30 28 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 59 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (89). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........28 25 21 18 19 19 20 19 18 17 19 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 55 58 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 59 57 RH..............75 71 67 65 62 61 60 60 59 59 62 68 GENERAL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW GENERAL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 GENERAL WND GST.7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 VINDX KT-FT/100.28 34 41 49 62 72 85 89 78 70 57 40 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SRF REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120606.DUCKL.03/MQT