FNUS73 KAPX 151357 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITT PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 857 AM EST WED DEC 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON DECEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PIVOT AROUND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAINTAIN NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY UNDER 15 MPH...BUT WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST OFF LAKE MICHIGAN AND MAINLY IMPACT NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY. SIMILAR TO THE MEMORABLE PILES BURN SITE...CONDITIONS AT THE BRITT PILES BURN SITE WILL START OFF MAINLY SUNNY THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. HOWEVER...LAKE CLOUDS WILL LIKELY EXPAND EASTWARD INTO AREA BY AROUND NOON WITH PERHAPS SOME SNOW FLURRIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MAX 27. RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 7 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........17 35 54 72 81 90 99 98 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............16 19 21 23 24 25 24 22 RH..............77 70 68 62 60 57 60 62 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 12. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........96 95 95 95 95 95 95 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............20 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 RH..............67 70 73 73 73 77 80 80 80 80 80 80 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28. RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 90 90 90 100 100 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............14 15 20 24 27 27 RH..............80 84 81 74 71 71 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN ADAM REQUESTED BY...BEN EBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101215.BRITT.01/APX