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SPOT FORECAST FOR ABBE RD BUG KILL...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
842 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SYSTEM THAT IS BRINGING US THE LIGHT SNOW IS
MOVING EAST TODAY AND HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES. AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND, THE
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS
WELL. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON DUE TO THE NORTH WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...AROUND IGNITION TIME.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 32.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TEMP............30  31  32  32  32  31  30
RH..............78  72  69  66  66  69  69
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   10  10  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99  98  97
WEATHER COV.....SCT
WEATHER TYPE....SW
TEMP............28  26  25  23  22  21  20  19  18  17  16  16
RH..............71  74  74  77  77  77  77  80  80  80  80  80
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..8   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  15

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 24.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........96     95     97     98     96     85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............15     14     16     19     22     23
RH..............80     80     73     67     59     54
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    N 7    N 8    N 8    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...JEFF LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.ABBER.01/APX