FNUS73 KAPX 191318 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP PUGSLEY...STATE OF MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 918 AM EDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A COUPLE DAY STRETCH OF QUIET WEATHER. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DIP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. LIGHT NORTH WINDS INITIALLY AT THE BURN SITE. BUT LAKE BREEZES OFF GRAND TRAVERSE BAY MAY BACK INCREASE WINDS SLIGHTLY AND BACK WINDS SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (300). TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 58 60 RH..............40 30 28 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......200 300 300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MIN 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........5 6 6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 44 39 36 35 RH..............30 38 53 64 69 75 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 4 W 1 SW 0 W 1 N 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 4 4 SMOKE DISP......200 100 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN ADAM REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.CAMPP.01/APX