FNUS73 KMQT 061934 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE - HEAD OF FIRE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 334 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1352 EDT ON JUNE 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE FORECAST TO REMAIN OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...EXPECT DRY WEATHER AND FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THAT TIME. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 100 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THERE WILL BE A BIT LESS LAKE SUPERIOR MODIFICATION ON THURSDAY...SO PLAN ON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING LOWER THAN TODAY TO A LITTLE UNDER 50 PERCENT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ATTENDANT WARM FRONT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BEFORE THIS DISTURBANCE EXITS BY EARLY SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (88). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........12 9 13 16 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............65 63 61 58 RH................54 55 60 66 GENERAL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW GENERAL WIND SPD..9 7 7 7 GENERAL WIND GST..15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100...88 58 47 39 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 HAINES INDEX......5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........100 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 10 TO 22 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (32). 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 (%)...........20 22 25 27 29 32 34 32 30 28 26 24 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............56 53 51 50 48 47 45 44 44 44 45 48 RH................71 76 81 85 90 94 97 100 99 96 93 85 GENERAL WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST.. VINDX KT-FT/100...33 32 33 35 35 38 38 38 38 38 33 32 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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........49 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 10 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (135). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%)...........22 23 24 25 23 22 20 16 11 7 12 16 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............52 55 58 60 62 64 65 66 66 66 66 66 RH................77 69 63 58 55 53 52 50 49 49 49 50 GENERAL WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W GENERAL WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 GENERAL WIND GST.. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100...33 44 54 67 66 70 77 97 126 135 108 73 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.7 HAINES INDEX......5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...KC REQUESTED BY...CELESTE CHINGWA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120606.DUCKL.06/MQT