534  
FNUS73 KAPX 061223  
FWSAPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AUSABLE 16 PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
723 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE... CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (989)732-9306, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LIGHT  
SHOWERS/WINTRY MIX THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. FOG AND MIST WILL  
REMAIN AT TIMES AS WELL, ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THEN CHANCE FOR  
LIGHT RAIN/SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONSEQUENTLY,  
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE POOR, GENERALLY NEAR AND BELOW 1.0 KFT.  
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT, TURNING FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING TO  
THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH THIS AFTERNOON, AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED  
TO SEE SOME VARIABILITY AT TIMES IN THE DIRECTION. PRECIPITATION  
WANES TONIGHT, WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS.  
DRIER ON WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS, AND SLIGHTLY BETTER  
MIXING HEIGHTS, UP TO 2 KFT POSSIBLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG THROUGH  
THE DAY. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHT  
SLEET AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-900 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (17.0).  
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 93 93 94 93 93 94 94  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....FZR RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 32 32 33 34 35 35 34  
RH..............100 100 100 100 96 92 92 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E NE NE N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 5 5 5 5 6 5  
VRATE KT-FT.....52 54 28 32 28 29 39 17  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12  
TO 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1300 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (25.0-144.0).  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........94 93 91 89 81 83 84 84 84 83 86 81  
WEATHER COV.....LKY SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 33 34 33 32 31 31 31 31 31 30 30  
RH..............92 92 89 89 96 100 100 96 96 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 9 9 12 12 10 12 12 13 13  
VRATE KT-FT.....25 25 55 65 74 97 100 95 110 131 144 128  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (82.0-219.0).  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........84 82 83 80 76 75 75 76 73 68 63 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............29 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 36 34  
RH..............100 100 96 96 92 89 89 85 82 75 79 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 12 12 12 15 15 15 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 13 12 12 12  
VRATE KT-FT.....103 85 82 86 101 136 183 219 215 192 165 148  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...JLD  
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK HAYES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528352.0/APX  
.DELDT 01/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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