Mon May 20 15:23:32 EDT 2024

Mason-Lake-Osceola-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-
Including the cities of Ludington, Baldwin, Reed City, Hart, 
Fremont, and Big Rapids
323 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers 
                    until 1 AM. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of 
                    rain showers after 1 AM. 
Chance of pcpn......90 percent. 
Min temperature.....50-55. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........95-100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......1000-1500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....220 (fair). 
Pcpn Amount.........0.04-0.50 in. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of rain 
                    showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 11 AM. 
Chance of pcpn......40 percent. 
Max temperature.....81-86. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Min humidity........47-52 percent. 
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 9 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......2800-3300 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 
                    4200-4700 ft AGL Inland. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....280-630 (fair to excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.10 in. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 11 PM, then 
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) until 5 AM, then 
                    partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Rain showers 
                    likely and a chance of thunderstorms. 
Chance of pcpn......70 percent. 
Min temperature.....54-59. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........95-100 percent near Lake Michigan and 85-90 
                    percent Inland. 
   24 hr trend...... 
   24 hr trend...... 
20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 
                    29 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......1900-2400 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....400-480 (good). 
Pcpn Amount.........0.19-0.53 in. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). 
Max temperature.....69-74. 
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........54-59 percent near Lake Michigan and 46-51 
                    percent Inland. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter near Lake Michigan and 2 
                    percent drier Inland. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to 
                    around 29 mph. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Mixing height.......2700-3200 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 
                    4000-4500 ft AGL Inland. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....980-1060 (excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........None.