FNUS73 KAPX 031242 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PINE LAKW...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 842 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL BRIEFLY BRING AN END TO SNOW OFF LAKE MICHIGAN THIS MORNING...WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES INTO THIS EVENING. LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TREND SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BECOME GUSTY...IN ADVANCE OF A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 38. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (700) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (800). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........8 6 5 7 12 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 36 37 38 38 38 RH..............39 35 32 28 27 27 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 SMOKE DISP......700 500 400 300 200 100 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MIN 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........16 21 24 25 27 29 32 34 35 36 37 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 35 32 29 27 26 25 26 26 27 27 28 RH..............28 33 39 48 55 60 65 62 65 63 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 SMOKE DISP......100 100 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 29 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(1000). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 43 52 65 74 70 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............28 31 40 45 47 48 RH..............71 72 55 49 47 47 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 8 SW 11 W 11 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 15 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 2 3 SMOKE DISP......100 100 400 700 1000 800 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SCOTT ROZANSKI REQUESTED BY...JOE RASPOTNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.WESTP.01/APX