FNUS73 KAPX 131106 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITT PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 606 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 8 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...SLOWLY SHIFTING WEST INTO LATE AFTERNOON. LOW CLOUDS WILL HAVE TROUBLE DISSIPATING...BUT A FEW PEAKS OF SUN ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. A QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE BURN SITE TONIGHT...WITH PERHAPS A HALF INCH OR INCH TO FALL. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY WITH LINGERING LOW CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A FEW MORE FLURRIES...BUT WITH WINDS REMAINING LIGHT (LESS THAN 7 MPH). .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MAX 24. RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400 FT AGL MAXIMUM BY 3 PM. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (400). TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........84 84 84 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............19 19 20 23 24 25 22 21 RH..............77 73 67 65 65 65 65 71 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 SMOKE DISP......200 200 300 300 400 400 400 300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING. ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........79 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............19 17 16 15 15 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 RH..............77 88 92 92 92 88 80 77 77 84 84 84 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......200 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) WITH A FLURRY POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 25. RH..................MIN 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX GOOD(400). TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 94 94 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............17 19 21 23 24 24 RH..............84 80 81 81 81 81 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISP......200 300 300 400 400 300 $$ FORECASTER...DAVID LAWRENCE REQUESTED BY...BEN EBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110113.BRITT.02/APX