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FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BRANCH SAVANNAH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
240 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...DRY WEATHER AND RELATIVELY
LIGHT WINDS THROUGH EASTER. LAKE BREEZES WILL KEEP COASTAL COMMUNITIES
A BIT COOLER DURING THE DAY...BUT MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN SEASONAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........MIN 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100).

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........25     17     17     3      23     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     38     34     30     28     26
RH..............41     48     58     66     75     78
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 6   NE 5   N 5    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      3      4
SMOKE DISP......500    400    100    100    100    100

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5800-6000 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (800) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT
                    (900).

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     15     15     5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     25     33     40     43     43
RH..............81     80     53     37     29     27
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    N 7    N 7    N 7    N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4
SMOKE DISP......100    200    500    700    800    900

$$
FORECASTER...MONIQUE RUNYAN
REQUESTED BY...JOE ALYEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090411.SOUTH.01/APX