FNUS73 KAPX 291221 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER 3...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 821 AM EDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO OUR EAST TODAY AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE WITH A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER WITH RELATIVELY LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) LATE. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6300 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (700). TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........16 27 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 61 64 66 RH..............47 29 27 25 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......200 400 700 700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MIN 2. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........75 77 77 77 57 57 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............65 61 54 50 50 49 RH..............27 35 52 66 66 68 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 2 2 SMOKE DISP......700 500 200 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...ANDREW SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...STEVE CROSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.SILVE.01/APX