FNUS73 KAPX 031401 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE BEES 13...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1001 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THE WEATHER OF THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGING IN THE 30-35% FOR THE AFTERNOON AND LIGHT WIND. BASED ON YESTERDAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR MIO THE TEMPERATURE AT THE BURN SITE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH 80 DEGREES. THE HAINES INDEX IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5 TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4200-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR (200). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 12 12 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 73 75 77 77 77 RH..............51 43 37 34 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 SMOKE DISP......200 200 200 200 200 200 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MIN 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........12 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............76 68 58 51 47 42 RH..............42 62 86 100 96 96 20 FT WIND......W 2 NW 3 NW 3 N 2 N 0 N 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 SMOKE DISP......200 200 100 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX FAIR(200). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 24 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 55 71 76 RH..............96 77 47 40 20 FT WIND......N 0 N 2G5 N 3G5 NE 4G10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 SMOKE DISP......0 100 200 200 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090903.BLUEB.02/APX