FNUS73 KAPX 161233 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR MACK LAKE PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 833 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RAIN THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO WIND DOWN BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SKIES REMAINING MAINLY CLOUDY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS MAY BE A BIT GUSTY AT TIMES...WITH WINDS BACKING MORE NORTHERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN UNTIL LATE MORNING...THEN ENDING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 25 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............51 52 54 55 55 54 55 56 56 55 RH..............100 96 90 90 93 93 90 83 83 86 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 15 15 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........98 98 60 60 60 22 22 22 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC ARS ARS ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE....RN RN FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............54 52 51 50 48 47 47 46 45 43 41 39 RH..............90 93 96 96 100 96 96 96 96 100 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS REQUESTED BY...MICHELLE CARSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100916.MACKL.03/APX