FNUS73 KAPX 201345 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERTA DR PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 845 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 EST ON DECEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... QUIET DAY IN STORE FOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDINESS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. MILD TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 30S. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 55 AND 60 PERCENT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH POSSIBLY A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY SOUTH OF M-55. OTHERWISE...MILD TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 70 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MAX 36. RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........7 14 17 19 22 23 27 36 40 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............14 19 24 29 30 31 32 33 33 32 RH..............84 77 71 66 63 61 61 58 61 63 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........28 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 44 69 82 84 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............31 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 RH..............66 72 78 78 81 81 85 85 88 88 92 92 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40. RH..................MIN 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 91 89 76 61 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 30 32 34 36 36 RH..............88 85 88 85 79 72 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JAMES KEYSOR REQUESTED BY...ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111220.ROBER.01/APX