FNUS73 KAPX 031205
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACK S BURN...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
805 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 EDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS...WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO
VALLEY TODAY. MAINLY QUIET AND COOL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE IN
NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY. LIGHT NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT THE
FIRE SITE THROUGH THE DAY...PERHAPS TURNING A BIT TO THE
NORTHWEST TOWARD EVENING.

NO SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFTS EXPECTED TODAY...A FEW SPRINKLES ARE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (300) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (400).

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........85  85  85  85  85  85  85  85  85  80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............32  36  40  43  45  47  48  49  49  48
RH..............75  61  52  45  41  37  35  34  34  35
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3   5   6   6   6   6   5   5   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   10  10  15  15  10  10  10  10  10
SMOKE DISP......200 300 300 400 300 200 200 200 300 400

$$
FORECASTER...SCOTT DICKSON
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.MACKS.01/APX