FNUS73 KAPX 021119 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUEBEES 9...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 719 AM EDT FRI JUL 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO OUR EAST TODAY LEADING TO GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL RESULT IN PRECIPITATION FREE CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...RESIDUAL DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO MODERATELY LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (700). TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 8 8 8 2 2 2 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 71 74 77 79 81 81 81 RH..............52 44 40 36 34 33 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......200 400 500 500 600 600 700 700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....58. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 79 77 74 71 68 65 63 61 61 60 59 RH..............35 38 40 44 51 59 65 72 78 78 81 83 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....86. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........3 6 6 6 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 65 75 81 84 84 RH..............81 68 50 39 32 30 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...ANDREW SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...PAUL LYDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100702.BLUEB.01/APX