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FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITT PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
434 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE AXIS OF HIGH PRESSURE (ANCHORED OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY) WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON
THURSDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE A RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER DAY FOR
NORTHERN MICHIGAN WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND SURFACE WINDS
UNDER 10 MPH.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL AT THE BURN SITE WILL COME THURSDAY
NIGHT AS A QUICK MOVING (CLIPPER) SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE
REGION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 7.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0).

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........63  62  62  62  60  58  56  53  53  52  51  50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............16  15  14  13  13  12  11  11  11  10  10  10
RH..............77  77  80  80  80  84  87  87  87  87  87  83
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
SMOKE DISP......200 100 0   0   100 100 0   0   0   0   0   0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........13 AT IGNITION...MAX 22.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (400).

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........49     48     48     48     44     58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............9      7      13     18     22     21
RH..............87     100    80     70     62     65
20 FT WIND......NW 4   NW 3   NW 3   NW 5   W 5    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      10     10     10
SMOKE DISP......0      100    200    300    400    400

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FORECASTER...BRIAN ADAM
REQUESTED BY...BEN EBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.BRITT.01/APX