Fri May  3 04:04:53 EDT 2024

Mason-Lake-Osceola-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-
Including the cities of Ludington, Baldwin, Reed City, Hart, 
Fremont, and Big Rapids
404 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent) until 11 AM, then mostly 
                    sunny (35-45 percent). Patchy fog until 10 AM. 
                    Rain showers until 11 AM. Chance of 
                    thunderstorms until 2 PM. Chance of rain 
                    showers after 11 AM until 2 PM. 
Chance of pcpn......80 percent until midday. 
Max temperature.....67-72. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........43-48 percent near Lake Michigan and 30-35 
                    percent Inland. 
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter near Lake Michigan and 1 
                    percent drier Inland. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......1300-1800 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 
                    3800-4300 ft AGL Inland. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....300-670 (good to excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.09 in. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). 
Min temperature.....41-46. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........95-100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......700-1200 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....70 (poor). 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). 
Max temperature.....68-73 near Lake Michigan and around 76 Inland. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer near Lake Michigan and 6 
                    degrees warmer Inland. 
Min humidity........43-48 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged near Lake Michigan and 13 percent wetter Inland. 
20-foot winds.......East winds around 9 mph shifting to the south 
                    in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Mixing height.......2300-2800 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 
                    4300-4800 ft AGL Inland. 
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....550-670 (good to excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........None.