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SPOT FORECAST FOR 9 MILE BRIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1144 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE TERRAIN TO THE NORTH AND EAST WILL BE AN
ELEVATED HEAT SOURCE THAT WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT UPSLOPE FLOW FOR
THE AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE...MOVING TO THE
EAST OF THE BURN AREA...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH.
OTHERWISE...WIND SPEEDS OF 7 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15
MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED. IF TEMPERATURES
INCREASE PAST 65 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................21 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH AT 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (500) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (500).

TIME (EDT)      4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........41  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  60
RH..............23  24
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15
SMOKE DISP......500 500

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0).

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........45     25     25     28     47     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     58     55     53     52     52
RH..............25     29     40     50     56     56
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 6    SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
SMOKE DISP......500    300    100    0      100    0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(900).

TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........58        88        73        36
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY    PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG       FOG       NONE      NONE
TEMP............52        55        65        76
RH..............63        66        58        43
20 FT WIND......SE 6G15   S 10G20   S 12G25   SW 13G25
SMOKE DISP......100       200       500       700

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FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...MICAH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.9MILE.01/APX