FNUS73 KAPX 301249 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSCOMMON 63-08...STATE OF MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 849 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO GENERATE CLEAR SKIES...SOME GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND TEMPERATURES THAT ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING IN MORE MOISTURE TODAY...SO EXPECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MAX 89. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1300) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1700). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 26 42 42 42 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 84 87 87 87 86 RH..............66 57 50 47 45 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISP......130016001700170016001300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........36 42 42 42 45 45 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............84 79 72 68 67 65 RH..............50 60 76 87 90 97 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...STEVE CROSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100830.ROSCO.01/APX