FNUS73 KAPX 291232 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 377...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 832 AM EDT MON APR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED AFTER 11 AM...WITH EARLY FOG GIVING WAY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN GENERAL. NOT A LOT OF WIND EXPECTED TODAY AS A OLD COLD FRONT WEAKENS ACROSS THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 11 AM. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT SOUTHEAST...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4000-5000 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...EXCELLENT (900). TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 98 84 70 73 79 82 80 78 76 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............44 51 57 64 68 71 72 72 72 72 RH..............96 83 72 63 54 47 46 46 46 46 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......100 100 200 300 400 600 700 800 900 900 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MIN 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(100). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........74 72 71 72 75 78 81 84 86 86 86 86 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............72 71 67 64 62 60 59 60 60 59 59 59 RH..............46 47 54 58 62 67 69 67 67 69 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 SMOKE DISP......900 900 700 500 300 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 .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 MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX EXCELLENT(700). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 86 79 69 61 57 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 60 64 69 73 73 RH..............75 75 73 63 49 49 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 S 1 S 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 SMOKE DISP......100 200 500 700 500 400 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS REQUESTED BY...JOE RASPOTNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.COMP3.01/APX