FNUS73 KMQT 261252 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR M-2 EAST BLACK LINING...USFWS SENEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 852 AM EDT MON JUL 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES DOMINATES. A RETURN SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND THIS HIGH WILL ADVECT WARMER AIR OVER UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY AND ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY...WHEN MORE HUMID AIR WILL ARRIVE AS WELL. LOOK FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REACH WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN LATE TUESDAY AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE U.P. TUESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. EXPECT COOLER AIR TO ARRIVE BEHIND THIS FRONT LATER IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (491) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (491) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (796) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........24 27 27 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 83 83 82 RH..............48 47 47 50 GENERAL WIND....SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 GENERAL GUST....15 20 20 20 VINDX KT-FT/100.491 712 717 796 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 6500 6000 5000 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 29 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (253) DECREASING TO POOR (0) BY LATE EVENING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........14 16 19 21 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 73 68 65 64 61 RH..............53 66 78 84 89 100 GENERAL WIND....S 8 S 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 GENERAL GUST....15 15 15 15 15 15 VINDX KT-FT/100.696 253 0 53 44 32 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 1300 BLW100 300 200 200 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 59 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........23 25 28 30 35 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 72 80 82 82 82 RH..............95 80 63 59 59 61 GENERAL WIND....SW 9 SW 9 S 11 S 14 S 14 S 14 GENERAL GUST....20 20 25 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...DLG REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100726.M2EAS.01/MQT