FNUS73 KAPX 221518 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1118 AM EDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM OVER ONTARIO WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BRING AN END TO ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION BY 1 PM. HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM...WILL LINGER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... GENERATING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ENDING BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 33 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4200-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1100) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1300). TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 75 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 43 47 RH..............70 57 47 20 FT WIND......NW 11 NW 12 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 SMOKE DISP......1100 1300 1300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 29 29 11 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............46 41 34 31 29 26 RH..............49 57 75 85 88 96 20 FT WIND......NW 11 NW 12 NW 10 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 10 SMOKE DISP......1200 1100 900 600 300 100 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(700). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 33 33 33 51 51 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 31 40 49 55 59 RH..............92 81 57 39 31 28 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 5 W 4 SW 6 SW 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 20 20 SMOKE DISP......100 100 100 200 500 700 $$ FORECASTER...SCOTT ROZANSKI REQUESTED BY...PAUL ROOSE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.UNIT1.01/APX