FNUS73 KAPX 041043
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DELIGHTFUL  WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
643 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GREAT DAY FOR BURNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
TURNING EASTERLY TOWARD 3 TO 4 PM AS THE LAKE HURON LAKE BREEZE
PENETRATES INLAND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT/VARIABLE WIND AT IGNITION...TURNING
                    EAST 5 TO 7 MPH BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH/NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING EAST 5 TO
                    7 MPH BY 4 PM AS THE LAKE BREEZE PUSHES INLAND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5300-6400
                    FT AGL THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (300) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (300).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0).

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FORECASTER...DAVID LAWRENCE
REQUESTED BY...BSTEARNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090904.DELIG.01/APX