FNUS73 KAPX 211504 AAA FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITTLE 4...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1104 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...AMENDED FROM EARLIER FORECAST AS MORNING UPPER AIR AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATING GUSTIER WINDS THAN EARLIER EXPECTED BASED ON OVERNIGHT FORECAST. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 8 TO 11 MPH AS EARLIR FORECAST...BUT NOW EXPECT GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH...GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH 6 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-5800 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(1000). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 1 2 5 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 46 47 48 49 49 RH..............45 40 35 33 32 31 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 SMOKE DISP......1000900 800 800 800 800 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........5 4 6 8 12 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 46 43 40 37 35 33 32 30 28 27 27 RH..............31 33 38 43 51 58 65 70 75 78 81 81 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS REQUESTED BY...BSTEARNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120421.BRITT.01/APX