FNUS73 KAPX 081553 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR MEMORABLE PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1053 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A PLAINS STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTH INTO LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT...BEFORE EXITING NORTHEAST OF ALPENA THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 34. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........78 99 99 99 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 32 30 30 RH..............72 69 69 72 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO EAST 17 TO 26 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 36 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........99 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............30 30 31 33 35 35 RH..............75 81 81 85 85 92 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 11 E 16 E 20 E 22 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 30 40 40 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35. RH..................MIN 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS 18 TO 27 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 36 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............35 34 32 31 29 27 RH..............92 92 92 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......E 24 E 25 E 24 SE 17 SE 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.45 45 45 35 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...SCOTT ROZANSKI REQUESTED BY...BEN EBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091208.MEMOR.01/APX