FNUS73 KAPX 161142 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITT PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 642 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY...THANKS TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPPING INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING RIGHT ON INTO FRIDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 6 MPH FOR TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TOMORROW IN ADVANCE OF A POSSIBLE SNOW SYSTEM LATER IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MAX 27. RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1500 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (400). TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............19 22 24 26 27 27 26 25 RH..............84 77 77 74 74 78 81 84 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 SMOKE DISP......0 100 200 300 400 300 300 200 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 99 99 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............25 24 23 23 23 22 RH..............81 84 88 84 84 88 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 4 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 10 10 SMOKE DISP......100 0 100 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29. RH..................MIN 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS..... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MISSING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........99 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............22 24 27 28 RH..............84 84 81 78 20 FT WIND......W 5G10 W 6G10 W 7G15 W 7G15 SMOKE DISP......M M M M $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...BEN EBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101216.BRITT.01/APX