139  
FNUS73 KAPX 181420  
FWSAPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BISCHOFF...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
1020 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 18.  
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
 
OCCASIONAL MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE  
BURN LOCATION INTO THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIER RAIN AND EMBEDDED  
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING,  
WITH POTENTIAL FOR WELL OVER AN INCH OF RAIN BY LATER THIS  
EVENING AT THE BURN LOCATION. LIGHT EAST WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST  
TONIGHT. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN  
GRADUALLY ENDS THURSDAY, BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN  
ABUNDANT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...28 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1300 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (39.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 91 84 92 86 80 81 91  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30  
TEMP............66 68 69 69 69 69 69 69  
RH..............84 78 78 78 78 78 76 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9  
VRATE KT-FT.....39 50 50 65 76 85 108 109  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...32 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO 20  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (43.0-211.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........91 85 94 94 93 88 97 97 97 96 96 95  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............68 67 65 63 62 61 61 61 61 60 59 59  
RH..............78 81 84 90 93 97 97 97 97 97 96 95  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 15 15 15 18 18 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 10 13 14 15 17 20 20 20  
VRATE KT-FT.....76 61 51 43 49 66 76 91 127 154 211 169  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR  
   
JUNETEENTH
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). RAIN EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4700 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR TO GOOD (160.0-562.0) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (660.0) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........91 86 82 79 77 74 66 57 49 46 42 39  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............60 60 61 63 66 69 71 73 75 76 76 76  
RH..............93 94 93 88 81 73 66 61 58 55 54 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.5 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 17 15 14 15 15 16 17 17 16 15  
VRATE KT-FT.....170 160 177 212 239 298 408 562 712 796 783 660  
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD EXL EXL EXL EXL  
 

 
FORECASTER...MSB  
REQUESTED BY...JACKSON NELSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2516181.0/APX  
.DELDT 06/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SM.FS.MIDC@USDA.GOV  
 
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