Thu May  2 14:51:35 EDT 2024

Leelanau...Benzie...Grand Traverse and Kalkaska
Counties...including the Sleeping Bear Dunes NL-
251 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Isolated thunderstorms 
                    until 2400. Numerous rain showers. Scattered 
                    thunderstorms after 2400. Patchy fog after 
                    2400. 
Min Temperature.....50-55. 
   24 HR Trend......14 degrees warmer. 
Max Humidity........93-98 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......6 percent drier. 
20-Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with occasional 
                    gusts up to 20 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Vent Rate...........Poor (82). 
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....Southeast around 15 mph. 
Pcpn Amount......... 0.13- 0.27 in. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent) until 1200, then 
                    mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Patchy fog until 
                    1200. Numerous rain showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms until 1200. 
Max Temperature.....64-69...except around 50 near the coast. 
   24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler. 
Min Humidity........33-38 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......4 percent wetter...except 12 percent drier 
                    along the coast. 
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Vent Rate...........Fair (282). 
Mixing Height.......2400 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 12 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest in the afternoon. 
Pcpn Amount......... 0.03- 0.17 in. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). 
Min Temperature.....42-47. 
   24 HR Trend......8 degrees cooler. 
Max Humidity........78-83 percent...except 69-74 percent along the 
                    coast. 
   24 HR Trend......15 percent drier. 
20-Foot Winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    east after midnight. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Vent Rate...........Poor (13). 
Mixing Height.......300 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....Northeast around 6 mph shifting to the 
                    southeast after midnight. 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). 
Max Temperature.....70-75...except 47-52 near the coast. 
   24 HR Trend......8 degrees warmer...except 3 degrees warmer near 
                    the coast. 
Min Humidity........37-42 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......2 percent drier. 
20-Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph . 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Vent Rate...........Good (524). 
Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....Southeast 9 to 12 mph. 
Pcpn Amount.........None.