FNUS73 KAPX 021233 FWSAPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITTLE 6...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 833 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT SETTLED INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. DURING THE DAY TODAY...HOWEVER...AMPLE SUNSHINE WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (900) AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT (900). TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 46 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 75 74 RH..............33 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 SMOKE DISP......900 800 700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN POOR(0). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........56 61 63 63 62 62 61 60 60 61 63 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 69 67 64 61 59 57 56 55 53 51 50 RH..............34 39 43 50 58 67 69 69 69 71 77 80 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISP......500 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 71 66 59 54 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 53 59 65 69 72 RH..............83 77 69 60 45 39 20 FT WIND......SE 4 E 4 E 5 E 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...JUSTIN ARNOTT REQUESTED BY...PERSEPHONE WHELAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130502.BRITT.01/APX