FNUS73 KAPX 061405 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BRANCH BARRENS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 905 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 EST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MIDDLE/HIGH LEVEL OVERCAST EXPECTED TODAY...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT TODAY...SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........64 64 63 63 63 61 58 56 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 41 42 43 43 43 42 41 40 RH..............76 73 73 70 70 70 70 73 76 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 9 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........58 58 58 58 65 65 65 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............38 36 35 35 34 33 33 33 32 33 32 32 RH..............79 82 85 82 85 89 85 85 88 85 88 85 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 31. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 74 74 74 89 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............31 30 30 31 31 31 RH..............85 81 78 69 66 66 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS REQUESTED BY...ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120106.SOUTH.01/APX