Thu May  2 15:27:42 EDT 2024

Mason-Lake-Osceola-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-
Including the cities of Ludington, Baldwin, Reed City, Hart, 
Fremont, and Big Rapids
327 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers and a 
                    chance of thunderstorms. 
Chance of pcpn......80 percent. 
Min temperature.....46-51. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........95-100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 6 to 11 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......600-1100 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....80-160 (poor to fair). 
Pcpn Amount.........0.27-0.78 in. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) until 2 PM, then 
                    mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Chance of 
                    thunderstorms until 11 AM. Chance of rain 
                    showers until 2 PM. 
Chance of pcpn......40 percent. 
Max temperature.....66-71. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........43-48 percent near Lake Michigan and 32-37 
                    percent Inland. 
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter near Lake Michigan and 2 
                    percent wetter Inland. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......1300-1800 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 
                    3500-4000 ft AGL Inland. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....350-620 (good to excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.05 in. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). 
Min temperature.....42-47. 
   24 hr trend......10 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.......600-1100 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....50-80 (poor). 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). 
Max temperature.....72-77. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........50-55 percent near Lake Michigan and 38-43 
                    percent Inland. 
   24 hr trend...... 
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 
   24 hr trend...... 
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.......2000-2500 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 
                    4800-5300 ft AGL Inland. 
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....560-630 (good to excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........None.