FNUS73 KAPX 221417
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMBLER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1017 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0946 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE TOWARD LAKE HURON
THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT IGNITION TIME BECOMING
EAST/NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AS LAKE BREEZES DEVELOP AND
PENETRATE INLAND. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH WITH
A FEW GUSTS OF 12-15 MPH POSSIBLE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM THE
EAST/NORTHEAST WITH STRENGTHENING LAKE BREEZE. HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO
THE UPPER 30S BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AT
IGNITION TIME WITH A SCATTERED CLOUDS DEVELOPING WITH DAYTIME
HEATING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX FAIR(200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........47     47     44     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     49     52     52
RH..............53     40     38     38
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 5    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3
SMOKE DISP......200    100    100    200

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2
                    TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........MIN 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2
                    TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........47     43     43     43     22     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     44     37     32     31     29
RH..............39     49     61     75     81     88
20 FT WIND......E 6    SE 6   E 5    SE 3   SE 2   E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3
SMOKE DISP......200    200    100    0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...JAMES KEYSOR
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100422.RAMBL.01/APX