FNUS73 KAPX 251128 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR EXHAUST...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 728 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0655 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ELONGATED BAND OF RAINFALL EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN EAST INTO CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS RAINFALL SHOULD (BASED ON RADAR) BE RIGHT OVER THE WILDFIRE AREA. DRY AIR IN THE LOWER LAYERS MAY DELAY ONSET OF RAIN FOR A BIT...BUT AT LEAST IT SHOULD BE RAINING BY 8-9AM AT THE LATEST. RAINFALL RATES APPEAR TO BE AVERAGING FROM .05-.10 INCH PER HOUR. RAIN AREA WILL GRADUALLY SHRINK THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD MOSTLY END BY EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY...AVERAGING 12-16MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 20-25MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN BY 8-9AM...CONTINUING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT REQUEST...MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10-14 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 24 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 500-1600 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100) AT REQUEST. MAX...EXCELLENT (700). MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 500-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 CHC 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 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......100 100 200 200 400 600 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN ENDING BY EARLY EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........99 88 88 88 69 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 49 48 47 46 45 RH..............71 71 74 76 76 76 20 FT WIND......NE 13 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 SMOKE DISP......500 200 100 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100425.EXHAU.01/APX