FNUS73 KAPX 071348 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDY GRADE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 848 AM EST MON JAN 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 EST ON JANUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE ANCHORED OVER THE ATLANTIC AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR HUDSON BAY WILL SET UP STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 30 MPH AT THE BURN SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND WILL BE STEADY OUT OF THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...A COUPLE OF WEAK STORM SYSTEMS SWEEP QUICKLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND ONTARIO. THIS PATTERN WILL GENERATE MILD TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WORK WEEK ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN...WITH A CHANCE OF WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 34. RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (500). TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........83 62 51 44 31 24 24 23 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 25 26 27 30 32 33 33 33 32 RH..............84 81 81 78 72 66 66 66 66 69 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 SMOKE DISP......100 100 200 300 400 500 500 500 400 400 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN FAIR(200). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........25 25 33 49 56 59 64 66 65 65 64 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 28 RH..............69 72 72 75 78 78 81 81 81 85 85 86 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 SMOKE DISP......300 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 51 46 40 41 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 24 26 32 37 38 RH..............89 97 96 80 67 64 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130107.HARDY.01/APX