FNUS73 KAPX 111131 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BRANCH SAVANNAH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 731 AM EDT SAT APR 11 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 OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TODAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE LIGHT NORTHERLY BREEZES ACROSS THE REGION...AND A CONTINUED FEED OF COOL AND DRY AIR. BY EARLY AFTERNOON THERE SHOULD BE AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE 20-FOOT WIND AT THE FIRE SITE. THIS SUGGESTS A NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND DIRECTION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6900-7400 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1000) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1100). TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............44 44 RH..............29 29 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 SMOKE DISP......1000 1100 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 17. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 35 28 24 22 20 RH..............30 41 55 68 74 81 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 8 N 5 N 2 N 2 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 10 5 5 10 SMOKE DISP......1100 1000 400 100 200 200 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............19 20 32 40 45 46 RH..............84 77 43 28 21 20 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 N 6 N 5 NE 3 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF ZOLTOWSKI REQUESTED BY...BSTEARNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090411.SOUTH.02/APX