748
FNUS73 KMQT 101941
FWSMQT
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAIG LAKE FIRE...MICHIGAN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
341 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 35-40
PERCENT, WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30-35 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
OVERNIGHT, HOWEVER WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE NIGHT. RH VALUES WILL ONLY RECOVER TO AROUND 70 PERCENT
TONIGHT. ANOTHER DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH RH VALUES
BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 40 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING IN
THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT FORECAST START...MAX 78.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 41 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............52.
33-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 18 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 2700
FT AGL.
VENTILATION INDEX...EXCELLENT (792) AT FORECAST START.
MAX...EXCELLENT (797.0).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......24.
TIME (EDT) 4 PM
SKY (%).........5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............76
DEWPOINT........52
RH..............37
33 FT WIND......S 18
20 FT WIND......S 14
WIND GUST.......26
MIX HGT (FT)....2700
VINDX KT-FT/100.79
CEILING (KFT)...24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............53 DECREASING TO 49 AFTER 3 AM.
33-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
36 MPH.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (79.0-391.0).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........2 3 4 3 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 71 65 63 61 59
DEWPOINT........52 53 55 54 51 49
RH..............37 47 65 71 69 69
33 FT WIND......S 18 S 18 S 18 SW 17 SW 17 SW 15
20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12
WIND GUST.......29 29 28 26 26 22
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 700 500 500 500 500
VINDX KT-FT/100.39 14 10 9 9 8
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............46 INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE MORNING.
33-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3100 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (86.0-564.0).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......23.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........3 3 1 1 2 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 58 63 71 76 78
DEWPOINT........47 45 48 51 52 53
RH..............66 62 59 48 43 42
33 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12 SW 12 SW 10
20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8
WIND GUST.......21 21 23 22 22 18
MIX HGT (FT)....500 600 1100 1700 2600 3100
VINDX KT-FT/100.9 10 23 35 49 53
CEILING (KFT)...24 23 24 25 25 24
FORECASTER...DT
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MURPHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/10/26
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