FNUS73 KMQT 051308 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR KINGSTON PLAINS...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 908 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0838 EDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING WARM CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 80S UNDER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS OF UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER IN ANY PROTECTED VALLEYS AROUND THE FIRE SITE. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP THE LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE BREEZE PINNED ON THE SHORE OR EVEN WELL OFF SHORE. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW 40S AS MIXING WITH DRY AIR ALOFT COMMENCES DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE THESE VALUES COULD DIP INTO THE UPPER 30S IF ENOUGH DRY AIR IS MIXED TO THE GROUND. WITH THE DAILY HEATING WILL COME AN INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL CUMULUS CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...INCREASED LIFT NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE BREEZE COULD HELP INITIATE A COUPLE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS FROM 2 TO 6 PM. CHANCES ARE QUITE LOW AND ANY SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE VERY ISOLATED AND SHORT-LIVED. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE BY SATURDAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES ONLY TO AROUND 50 PERCENT RANGE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT DRIFTS INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........15 10 19 44 33 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 73 79 82 82 81 RH..............81 64 50 43 42 45 GENERAL WIND....S 8 S 8 SW 8 S 10 S 10 S 11 GENERAL GUST....14 14 16 21 21 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........9 9 8 8 16 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 68 63 62 61 63 RH..............52 70 83 83 86 85 GENERAL WIND....S 12 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 10 S 10 GENERAL GUST....18 18 16 14 14 14 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.06 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........33 36 39 43 46 49 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 74 80 79 82 79 RH..............84 62 53 55 50 54 GENERAL WIND....S 11 S 11 SW 12 SW 11 SW 10 SW 9 GENERAL GUST....17 17 18 18 18 16 $$ FORECASTER...KLUBER REQUESTED BY...BRYCE AVERY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130705.KINGS.01/MQT