FNUS73 KAPX 181916 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR MERDIAN BOUNDARY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 316 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1448 EDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE SFC LOW TO THE SOUTH IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION AND WILL ALLOW THE WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WITH THE SFC HIGH BUILDING INTO THE REGION...THE WINDS WILL GO CALM BY 8 PM OR 9 PM. IN THE MEANTIME AS THE RADIATIONAL COOLING TAKES OVER THERE WILL BE A WEAK DOWNSLOPE WIND OVERNIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....79. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(2000). MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 78 RH..............15 15 20 FT WIND DIR..E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 SMOKE DISP......20001700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MIN 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 73 65 59 54 49 47 46 44 43 42 41 RH..............17 20 25 45 57 67 72 77 74 86 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......14001100600 400 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....79. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6700 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(800). MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 24 24 24 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 50 63 72 77 77 RH..............95 64 44 32 20 26 20 FT WIND......NW 1 NW 2 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 3 3 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......0 0 400 800 800 800 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...TOM VIERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100518.MERDI.01/APX