FNUS73 KAPX 281959
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE MACK LAKE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
359 PM EDT SAT APR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 EDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TONIGHT WILL BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT. HIGH CLOUDS
WILL GRADUALLY THIN AND DIMINISH. SURFACE TO 20 FOOT WINDS WILL
BECOME VERY LIGHT AFTER 8 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE CHAOTIC AND
LIGHT. EXPECT A FAIRLY STRONG LOW-LEVEL INVERSION TO DEVELOP.

SKIES WILL BE SUNNY SUNDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ORGANIZE FROM THE
NORTHEAST AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER. THIS WILL
PUSH HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 25% AND MIXING HEIGHTS A HIGHER. SURFACE
WINDS WILL AGAIN BE FAIRLY LIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MIN 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70  59  48  27  16  1   3   6   7   5   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  48  46  42  37  32  29  27  25  24  24  24
RH..............35  34  37  43  52  63  69  74  78  77  77  77
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..4   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   1   1
20 FT WIND GUST.10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4
SMOKE DISP......100 100 100 100 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX GOOD(400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      3      5      8      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     30     43     52     54     58
RH..............74     63     36     24     21     18
20 FT WIND......W 2    NW 4   NE 5   NE 6   E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5
SMOKE DISP......0      100    300    400    400    200

$$
FORECASTER...JEFF HALBLAUB
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120428.LITTL.01/APX