FNUS73 KAPX 091333 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST CR CLUB ROAD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 933 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY WARM AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY WILL AVERAGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THOSE OF YESTERDAY WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN DEWPOINTS EXPECTED...THOUGH READINGS WILL STILL DIP TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 PERCENT...WITH LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................83 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4000-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (400). TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 22 WEATHER COV.....ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............55 61 67 73 75 76 78 78 77 RH..............83 70 61 51 46 45 42 42 43 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISP......100 200 300 300 200 200 200 300 400 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM TEMP............76 73 70 67 63 60 58 56 56 55 52 50 RH..............45 51 59 65 75 84 90 93 93 93 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 .SATURDAY... TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............49 52 64 71 74 75 RH..............100 100 73 59 50 46 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 NE 7 E 8 E 9 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...ANDREW SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...JOHN ELLIOTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110909.LOSTC.01/APX