FNUS73 KAPX 091346
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDY GRADE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
846 AM EST MON JAN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 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 ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH
POSSIBLE. 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..................92 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT. WIND
(20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67  67  85  85  85  100 100 100 92  92
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..............92  85  78  72  69  67  64  62  62  67
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   7   8   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........92  55  55  55  55  55  55  43  43  43  43  43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............35  34  33  33  34  33  33  32  31  31  31  31
RH..............72  78  82  82  78  78  78  78  81  85  85  85
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..9   8   7   7   6   6   6   5   5   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........43     55     55     55     50     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     31     31     35     37     36
RH..............81     81     81     72     70     69
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 3    SW 4   SW 4   S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      10

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FORECASTER...MIKE BOGUTH
REQUESTED BY...ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120109.HARDY.01/APX