FNUS73 KAPX 082335 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CARPENTER FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 735 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1926 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WINDS DIMINISHING WITH COOL TEMPERATURES TO START THE WORK WEEK... .DISCUSSION... A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...WILL ROTATE INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TO START THE WORK WEEK. MUCH COOLER AIR AND LINGERING MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM... WILL GENERATE A CHANCE OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN INTO WEDNESDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT REQUEST...MIN 31. RH..................20 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH GUSTING TO 27 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 39 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (3000) AT REQUEST. MIN...POOR (0). MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 39 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........32 41 60 70 72 76 78 78 78 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 47 43 40 38 36 35 34 33 33 RH..............31 37 45 50 54 59 61 64 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 SMOKE DISP......30001600500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100-12000 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(3000). MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100-12000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 87 72 69 75 77 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............32 33 45 56 61 59 RH..............72 69 43 30 25 27 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 4 W 6 W 9 W 11 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......0 0 1200 3000 3000 2600 $$ FORECASTER...MONIQUE RUNYAN REQUESTED BY...JAE NAUGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120408.CARPE.01/APX