FNUS73 KAPX 172243 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE BEES 8...USFS HURON MANISTEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 543 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY... WITH HIGH CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE AND MOISTURE LEVELS HIGHER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE JUST A TOUCH ON THE GUSTY SIDE OUT OF THE EAST/SOUTHEAST. RAIN SHOWERS WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT LOOK TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-1500 FT AGL THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR (200). TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 50 61 61 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 32 39 46 48 47 RH..............96 88 76 63 63 65 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 7 E 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 20 SMOKE DISP......0 0 0 100 200 100 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 84 94 94 94 94 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............40 42 41 41 40 40 RH..............89 82 85 85 92 96 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 8 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISP......100 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...DAVID LAWRENCE REQUESTED BY...JOHN ELLIOTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091118.BLUEB.02/APX