FNUS73 KAPX 291356 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOLI UNIT 1...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 956 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE NOSING THROUGH THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WINDS FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION BY EARLY EVENING...THOUGH WITH SPEEDS REMAINING UNDER 10 MPH. LOW CLOUDS THROUGH MIDDAY ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY LIFT INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH MODEST MIXING HELPING LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS DOWN TOWARD 30 PERCENT. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW/SLEET MIX OVERSPREADING THE AREA LATE AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT FROM THE EAST. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION. 3000-4000 FT AGL THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (300) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (500). TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 68 57 36 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 43 45 46 46 RH..............48 39 35 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISP......300 300 300 300 300 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM TEMP............45 43 40 38 36 34 33 32 31 29 28 27 RH..............33 36 42 46 52 56 61 66 69 78 85 88 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37. RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 23 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW RAIN RAIN TEMP............27 30 32 34 34 34 RH..............88 81 78 72 66 66 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 $$ FORECASTER...DAVID LAWRENCE REQUESTED BY...JOE ALYEA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.LOLIU.01/APX