FNUS73 KAPX 021142 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITT PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 642 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY...WITH READINGS NEAR STEADY-STATE THROUGH THE DAY. FEW FLURRIES/LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE PRECIPITATION-FREE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WINDS SUBSIDE RAPIDLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...WITH WINDS LIKELY GOING CALM OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. INCREASING CLOUDS AND DEVELOPING LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW EXPECTED THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........21 AT IGNITION...MAX 22. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100-5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1200) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1200). TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 61 61 47 47 47 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............21 21 20 20 20 21 20 19 RH..............67 59 54 49 49 47 49 51 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 8 7 7 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 20 20 15 SMOKE DISP......120011001000900 900 800 700 700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 4. RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........44 22 22 22 28 28 28 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............17 15 14 13 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 RH..............53 55 55 61 66 72 83 87 91 91 91 91 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......600 600 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 100 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 26. RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX GOOD(300). TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 70 70 70 91 91 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............5 8 16 21 24 24 RH..............91 87 70 65 62 68 20 FT WIND......SE 0 SE 1 SE 3 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 SMOKE DISP......100 100 200 300 300 200 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE BOGUTH REQUESTED BY...BEN EBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110302.BRITT.01/APX