FNUS73 KAPX 091349 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHASE BRIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 849 AM EST MON JAN 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EST ON JANUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INCREASINGLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO VEER TO THE WEST BY SUNSET WITH SPEEDS DECREASING AROUND MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 39. RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........69 69 87 87 87 100 100 100 88 88 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............28 30 33 35 36 37 38 38 38 37 RH..............96 88 78 72 69 67 64 64 64 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........88 49 49 49 49 49 49 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 34 34 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 30 RH..............75 78 78 82 82 85 81 85 85 88 88 88 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40. RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 53 53 53 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 30 32 35 37 36 RH..............85 85 81 75 72 72 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE BOGUTH REQUESTED BY...ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120109.CHASE.01/APX