FNUS73 KAPX 091416 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CARPENTER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1016 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0934 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LITTLE IF ANY APPRECIABLE RAIN TODAY. ANY SHOWERS WILL BE SPOTTY AND MORE LIKELY...SPRINKLES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN FALL TO LESS THAN 25% TODAY WITH THIS DRY AIR MASS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9300-10500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(2400). MIXING HEIGHT.......9300-10500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 52 37 30 34 43 52 WEATHER COV..... SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW TEMP............50 55 57 57 57 57 56 RH..............34 26 23 21 21 20 19 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 12 15 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......1800220022002100220024002400 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN GOOD(400). MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........56 59 60 57 52 46 41 36 33 36 43 50 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............54 51 49 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 32 RH..............22 26 29 35 41 46 52 57 61 66 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......2300190016001200900 700 600 600 600 500 400 400 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(1800). MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 66 74 83 90 92 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............31 34 40 45 46 46 RH..............78 69 55 45 45 43 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 10 NW 13 NW 15 NW 14 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 4 SMOKE DISP......500 900 1400 1700 1700 1800 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120409.CARPE.01/APX