FNUS73 KAPX 221335 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERTA DR PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 835 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 EST ON DECEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL GENERALLY INCREASE AND TURN TOWARD THE NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. HOWEVER...THE WINDS AREN'T EXPECTED TO GET TO MUCH MORE THAN 4-8 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 35. RH..................88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 88 88 WEATHER COV.....PDS PDS LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............32 32 31 31 32 32 33 33 33 32 RH..............88 85 88 85 81 78 75 72 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 13. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........88 82 82 82 82 82 82 34 34 34 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............30 28 27 27 26 25 23 22 20 19 18 18 RH..............75 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 84 88 92 88 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28. RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 70 70 70 66 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............18 20 21 25 28 27 RH..............84 77 81 68 60 65 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 3 SW 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 15 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111222.ROBER.01/APX