FNUS73 KAPX 311400
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE BEES RX UNIT  3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1000 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOOKS LIKE GREAT WEATHER FOR BURNING THROUGH MUCH
OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. SKIES WILL
REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT (EXCEPT FOR A FEW FAIR
WEATHER CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON)...WITH OVERALL LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS. WITH A RATHER DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...AND
INCREASINGLY WARMER TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
DIP TOWARD AND THEN BELOW 30 PERCENT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
                    EARLY EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE AROUND
                    4800 FT AGL THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (300) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (400).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MIN 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    5000-5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX FAIR(200).

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FORECASTER...DAVID LAWRENCE
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090831.BLUEB.01/APX