FNUS73 KAPX 092124
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
424 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 EST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WAS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT. WITH A FRESHLY-DELIVERED CANADIAN AIR MASS IN PLACE...
TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY DROP AFTER SUNSET. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE DIMINISHING. WITH THE AU SABLE RIVER VALLEY JUST TO
THE NORTH...WINDS MAY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AT VERY LOW SPEEDS
AS THE COOLING AIR DRAINS INTO THE RIVER VALLEY. HOWEVER...
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...

TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                    MPH THIS EVENING...AND 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29  20  20  20  20  20  20  37  37  37  37  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  48  47  45  43  41  40  39  38  38  37  37
RH..............63  66  71  71  76  76  79  79  79  82  79  79
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.15  10  8   6   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

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FORECASTER...JEFF HALBLAUB/BRIAN ADAM
REQUESTED BY...SHANE FORSHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091109.SLASH.01/APX