FNUS73 KAPX 051211
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR AIRPORT...STATE OF MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
811 AM EDT TUE OCT 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PLENTY OF SUNSHINE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO RESPOND QUICKLY THIS MORNING...WITH READINGS WARMING
INTO THE UPPER 50S BY NOON...AND MIDDLE 60S THIS AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS
WILL MIX OUT THROUGH THE DAY...DROPPING RH PERCENTAGES INTO THE UPPER
30S THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...
CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. MUCH THE SAME TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BRINGS CLEAR SKIES...QUICKLY COOLING TEMPERATURES...AND EXCELLENT RH
RECOVERY UNDER VERY LIGHT WIND FIELD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-700 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800-4400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (400) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (600).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10  10  10  0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............54  58  61  63  65  65  63
RH..............66  55  48  41  38  38  41
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15
SMOKE DISP......300 400 400 400 500 600 600

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........0   0   2   2   2   2   2   2   7   7   7   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  58  53  49  47  46  45  44  43  43  43  41
RH..............44  51  61  71  76  83  86  89  93  89  86  92
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   4   3   3   3   2   1   1   1   1   1
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5               5

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FORECASTER...MIKE BOGUTH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CROSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101005.AIRPO.01/APX