FNUS73 KAPX 131319 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ABBE RD BUG KILL...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 819 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 EST ON DECEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES RETURN TO MUCH ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS TODAY... WITH READINGS REACHING THE LOWER 40S BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NO RAIN OR SNOW IS ANTICIPATED...WITH SKIES TRENDING PARTLY CLOUDY. BIGGEST STORY AT THE BURN SITE TODAY WILL BE INCREASINGLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH SPEEDS RAMPING-UP QUICKLY THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING/EXCEEDING 30 MPH BY LATER THIS MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TONIGHT...WITH WINDS QUICKLY SUBSIDING AND BECOMING WESTERLY AHEAD OF IT. PRECIPITATION-FREE WEATHER CONTINUES RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 43. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........58 52 49 49 51 52 45 30 22 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 34 35 37 40 42 43 43 42 39 RH..............72 69 66 64 59 55 53 53 55 62 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 30 35 35 35 30 25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........26 26 26 26 26 26 29 29 34 46 53 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 33 32 31 31 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 RH..............69 78 81 85 85 85 85 88 92 96 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37. RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 71 57 51 52 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 28 31 35 36 34 RH..............100 88 81 72 69 75 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 4 W 3 W 4 NW 4 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE BOGUTH REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121213.ABBER.01/APX