FNUS73 KAPX 021245
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASS LAKE...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
845 AM EDT THU JUN 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAIRLY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE GREAT
LAKES REGION TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE
NORTH THIS MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON.
DECENT MIXING TODAY WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON
TO FALL JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (400) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (500).

TIME (EDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2   3   3   3   24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  65  67  68  68
RH..............32  30  28  27  28
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5
SMOKE DISP......400 300 300 300 300

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FORECASTER...NICK SCHWARTZ
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110602.GRASS.01/APX