FNUS73 KAPX 251916 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN TIMBERS...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 316 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST FOR THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE CLOSE TO THE MAXIMUM FOR THE DAY AT IGNITION TIME. THE MINIMUM RH SHOULD BE CLOSE AS WELL. AFTER THAT THE CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT AS RAIN WILL BE EXPECTED AFTER 500 AM. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (500) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (500). TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 62 RH..............44 44 20 FT WIND DIR..E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 SMOKE DISP......500 500 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........73 73 69 69 69 74 74 74 84 84 84 94 WEATHER COV..... CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN TEMP............58 55 52 49 47 46 46 46 46 44 42 41 RH..............49 55 61 68 74 76 73 73 73 79 86 89 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......500 500 400 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110425.GREEN.01/APX