FNUS73 KAPX 251228 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR KINSEY HUNT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 828 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH MICHIGAN LAST NIGHT. DESPITE THE CURRENTLY LIGHT WINDS...AS THE MORNING WEARS ON AND THE BOUNDARY LAYER BEGINS MIXING AND DEEPENING...HIGHER WINDS ALOFT WILL BE MIXED DOWN RESULTING IN BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH. THIS IS A HIGH CONFIDENCE FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. RH..................87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 46 46 46 64 64 64 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 63 67 69 71 72 73 73 73 73 RH..............87 78 68 60 55 49 46 44 43 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF HALBLAUB REQUESTED BY...WARNER VANDERHEUEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100825.KINSE.02/APX