FNUS73 KAPX 211247
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITTLE 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
847 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NO WEATHER ISSUES ANTICIPATED TODAY.  PLENTY OF SUN
AND A NORTHEAST WIND GENERALLY UNDER 12 MPH.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES MAY DIP UNDER 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS DEW POINTS WILL
PROBABLY MIX DOWN INTO THE TEENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5800 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (400) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (1000).

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   4   12  20  16  14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............38  39  42  46  48  49  49  50  49
RH..............67  59  55  40  34  32  29  28  31
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  10  10  10  10  9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5
SMOKE DISP......400 700 900 1000900 800 800 800 800

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21  15  12  13  14  14  15  16  16  17  18  19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  45  42  39  36  34  32  31  30  28  27  27
RH..............35  40  46  52  61  66  72  72  75  78  81  81
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   5   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.15  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5

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FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS
REQUESTED BY...BSTEARNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120421.BRITT.01/APX