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SPOT FORECAST FOR ABBE RD BUG KILL...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
853 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT OVERHEAD TODAY LEADING
TO OVERALL FAIR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS. LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE
WINDS WILL IMPACT THE BURN SITE AT IGNITION TIME. BUT WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHERLY AROUND 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY
AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT) THROUGH 11 AM...THEN GRADUALLY
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-50 PERCENT) THROUGH THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS (3 MPH OR LESS) AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80  50  41  41  41  41  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............33  35  37  39  40  41  39
RH..............58  56  56  54  52  50  54
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   4   5   5   5   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 18.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30  26  26  27  27  29  32  33  31  26  23  28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............37  34  31  28  25  22  21  21  20  20  19  18
RH..............56  64  72  78  88  100 100 100 100 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........38     44     48     52     57     74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............18     22     32     36     41     39
RH..............100    88     75     64     52     54
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 4    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     15     15

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FORECASTER...BRIAN ADAM
REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130308.ABBER.01/APX