FNUS73 KAPX 262105 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE MACK LAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 505 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1625 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND WILL BECOME LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER THE BURN AREA WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE NIGHT AS MIXING CEASES AND AN INVERSION DEVELOPS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CANADA WILL EXTEND INTO THE GREAT LAKES LATE TONIGHT...WHICH WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER AS WELL AS A VERY DRY AIR MASS TO THE REGION FOR FRIDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL FALL BETWEEN 15 TO 20 PERCENT. PREVAILING WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST FOR MOST OF THE DAY...BUT WILL VEER TO THE NORTH AFTER 4 TO 5 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY...THEY WILL BECOME GUSTY AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........67 36 20 16 7 3 6 12 15 12 7 4 WEATHER COV.....ISL WEATHER TYPE....RW TEMP............42 41 40 38 35 33 32 30 29 28 27 26 RH..............57 52 48 50 56 61 63 69 69 71 74 78 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 13 12 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 20 20 15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......1400140013001100900 600 400 200 100 100 100 100 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5600 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(1300). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 6 6 5 3 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............26 27 29 32 37 41 45 47 49 50 50 50 RH..............78 74 69 56 40 31 26 22 20 19 19 19 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......200 300 400 700 100013001300130012001100900 800 $$ FORECASTER...NICK SCHWARTZ REQUESTED BY...NICK SCHWARTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120426.LITTL.01/APX