FNUS73 KAPX 291342 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITTLE BLOCK 23...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 942 AM EDT MON APR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EARLY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EXPECTED TO THIN BY LATE MORNING... WITH SOME SUN EXPECTED INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE CLOUDS THICKEN AGAIN AND CHANCES FOR SHOWERS INCREASE AFTER 2 PM. WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE TODAY...MAY GET WINDS TO TURN ONSHORE AND BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY EARLY (100 PERCENT)...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) BY MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) AFTER 2 PM. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................83 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100) AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD (400). TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........84 85 86 87 83 75 71 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 58 62 65 67 68 65 RH..............83 79 70 60 52 50 55 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 SMOKE DISP......100 100 200 300 400 400 400 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........73 75 76 77 79 81 82 84 85 85 86 87 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............65 61 58 56 55 54 54 54 54 54 53 52 RH..............57 65 72 74 77 80 80 80 80 80 83 86 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......400 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(1400). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 89 80 67 58 57 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 54 60 66 70 70 RH..............89 83 81 67 52 50 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 4 4 3 SMOKE DISP......0 0 400 1100 1400 1200 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS REQUESTED BY...PERSEPHONE WHELAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.BRITT.01/APX