FNUS73 KAPX 201257 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN TIMBERS...STATE OF MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 857 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5800-6200 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (400) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (700). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 64 65 65 64 RH..............29 25 23 22 22 22 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 5 SMOKE DISP......400 500 600 700 700 700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....31. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 40 40 50 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 58 50 43 38 32 RH..............23 28 44 60 76 100 20 FT WIND......W 5 SW 2 W 3 W 6 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 3 3 SMOKE DISP......600 200 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX GOOD(500). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 63 63 63 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 34 42 46 48 49 RH..............100 89 70 58 47 42 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 7 N 7 N 8 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......0 100 300 400 400 500 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.GREEN.02/APX