FNUS73 KAPX 261800 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZISSLER RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 200 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1415 EDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN MAINLY CLEAR SKIES... COOL TEMPERATURES...AND LIGHT WINDS. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 33. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (300). TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............30 33 RH..............31 29 20 FT WIND......N 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 SMOKE DISP......200 300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....17. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 32 32 32 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 31 27 24 23 19 RH..............30 37 44 52 59 74 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 4 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 SMOKE DISP......300 300 200 100 100 100 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....48. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX GOOD(500). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 37 37 37 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............17 19 30 38 44 47 RH..............88 84 53 38 32 30 20 FT WIND......S 7 SW 7 S 8 S 9 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......100 100 200 400 500 400 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE SMITH REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100326.ZISSL.02/APX