FNUS73 KAPX 081430 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR NOONTIME...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 930 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS HIGH WILL KEEP WINDS STEADY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS ONTARIO TONIGHT...GENERATING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 39. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100) AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR (100). TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........9 7 12 23 27 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 38 38 38 37 36 RH..............72 67 67 67 70 72 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISP......100 100 100 100 100 100 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........58 68 69 71 73 75 77 78 77 75 73 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 34 33 31 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 32 RH..............72 75 78 85 88 88 85 85 85 85 85 81 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 SMOKE DISP......100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37. RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 71 77 84 82 68 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............33 35 37 37 35 34 RH..............82 75 67 61 64 64 20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 12 W 13 W 15 W 16 W 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 35 30 $$ FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130108.NOONT.01/APX