FNUS73 KAPX 241933 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE BEES UNIT 8...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 333 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHWARD OUT OF JAMES BAY AND INTO SOUTHEAST ONTARIO...MAINTAINING PRECIPITATION FREE AND MAINLY CLEAR CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH MICHIGAN. FOR THE PLANNING FORECAST BEYOND FRIDAY...SEE THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4700-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (800) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (800). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 2 2 2 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 49 58 64 65 66 RH..............92 87 67 52 46 43 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 3 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 4 SMOKE DISP......0 0 400 800 700 700 $$ FORECASTER...MONIQUE RUNYAN REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090925.BLUEB.01/APX