FNUS73 KAPX 291421 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR NINE MILE BRIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1021 AM EDT MON APR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS THICKEN UP LATE THIS MORNING...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED AFTER MIDDAY. WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE TODAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER 1 PM. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-4000 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (200) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (600). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 87 85 83 78 76 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............64 63 63 67 72 72 RH..............58 62 65 54 46 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 SMOKE DISP......200 300 400 500 600 600 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL. 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 71 70 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 70 66 63 61 59 59 59 60 59 59 58 RH..............46 47 54 60 62 67 67 67 64 67 69 75 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 4 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 SMOKE DISP......600 500 400 200 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 .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 72. RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 20 TO 26 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX GOOD(500). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 86 78 68 60 56 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 59 63 68 72 72 RH..............72 78 72 63 51 51 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 3 4 SMOKE DISP......100 100 400 500 400 300 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN BORIS REQUESTED BY...JOE RASPOTNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.NINEM.01/APX