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SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKINLEY HORSE TRL PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
907 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH ONTARIO TODAY...PRODUCING
SOUTHWEST WINDS OFF LAKE MICHIGAN...BUT ONLY BRINGING A FEW FLURRIES
TO THE SPOT REQUEST AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WARMING TREND IS
EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW TO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (30 TO 40 PERCENT INCREASING TO
                    80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF A FEW FLURRIES.
TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 31.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AROUND NOON...GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72  66  63  66  72  75  91
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............22  27  28  29  30  29  29
RH..............74  68  66  63  60  63  66
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    FLURRIES UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........84  81  80  78  77  79  83  84  84  84  84  86
WEATHER COV.....    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....    SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TEMP............27  26  26  25  25  25  24  24  23  23  22  22
RH..............71  78  78  81  81  81  81  81  84  84  88  84
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   7   7   7   6   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........89     85     66     47     45     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............22     24     27     31     33     33
RH..............84     81     74     63     58     61
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   SW 7   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...ANDREW SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121211.MCKIN.01/APX