FNUS73 KAPX 091452 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CURTIS PINE FUELS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1052 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND COOL/DRY AIR WILL SETTLE OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY...WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ONLY RANGING THROUGH THE 40S. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN BE FELT AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH ANTICIPATED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...A DRY AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO FAIRLY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE REGION. TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING LEADING TO A MAINLY CLEAR...QUIET AND FAIRLY COLD NIGHT. TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW FREEZING ARE ANTICIPATED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700-6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1200) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1200). TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........23 23 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 47 48 46 RH..............31 28 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......1200120012001200 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS AFTER 11 PM. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........22 22 5 5 5 5 5 5 22 22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST TEMP............45 44 43 40 38 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 RH..............29 30 32 39 46 56 61 63 66 69 69 71 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 9 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 31 31 31 36 36 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....FROST FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 30 42 50 53 53 RH..............78 72 36 27 25 24 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 3 N 4 N 3 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 5 10 15 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN ADAM REQUESTED BY...BEN EBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100509.CURTI.01/APX