FNUS73 KAPX 250252 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR EXHAUST...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1052 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2239 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM QUINCY IL TO NEAR PEORIA OVERNIGHT. EAST WINDS WILL TEND TO STRENGTHEN AS THE NIGHT PROCEEDS...ESPECIALLY AFTER 2 AM. RAIN IS DEVELOPING NORTHWARD INTO THE SAGINAW BAY AREA...BUT ITS PROGRESS WILL STALL. THE FIRE SITE WILL LIKELY SEE ONLY SPRINKLES OR VERY SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN OVERNIGHT...THOUGH SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER RAIN WILL OCCUR NOT TOO FAR TO THE SOUTH. RAIN WILL ARRIVE AT THE FIRE SITE AFTER SUNRISE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SPRINKLES. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT REQUEST...MIN 46. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT REQUEST...INCREASING TO 11 TO 15 MPH BY 2 AM...AND NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH BY 8 AM. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TOWARD DAWN. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 27 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 300-400 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 95 95 95 100 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............52 51 51 50 50 49 49 48 RH..............50 52 52 54 56 58 58 63 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 24 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 24 TO 29 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 24 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 99 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............48 47 47 48 49 50 RH..............65 71 74 74 74 74 20 FT WIND......NE 14 NE 14 NE 15 NE 15 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF ZOLTOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MARI CARELLOBIGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100424.EXHAU.01/APX