FNUS73 KMQT 262144 FWSMQT SPOT FORECAST FOR JAPANEESE BARBERRY...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 544 PM EDT MON JUL 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY WEATHER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES DOMINATES. A RETURN SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND THIS HIGH WILL ADVECT WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY. LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REACH EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. EXPECT COOLER AIR TO ARRIVE BEHIND THIS FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 29 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (12). LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1200 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........14 10 13 24 26 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 73 67 64 62 62 RH..............48 61 76 88 95 96 GENERAL WIND....SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 GENERAL GUST....10 10 10 10 10 10 VINDX KT-FT/100.469 194 12 53 47 24 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 1200 100 300 200 100 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. GENERAL WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5...OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 31 MPH. VENTILATION INDEX...GOOD (326) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (489) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (1112) BY LATE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4200-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........30 32 34 35 40 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 74 81 83 84 82 RH..............87 68 56 52 48 49 GENERAL WIND....S 7 S 7 S 10 S 11 S 11 S 11 GENERAL GUST....15 15 20 25 25 25 VINDX KT-FT/100.61 326 645 1028 1112 913 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 4000 5400 5300 4200 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...VOSS REQUESTED BY...KAREN WAALEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100727.JAPAN.02/MQT