639  
FNUS73 KAPX 301027  
FWSAPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOWLER FB...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
627 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 30.  
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
 
 
PRECIPITATION-FREE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS  
EVENING. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WEST/SOUTHWEST  
WINDS WITH 20 FT WINDS SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-10 MPH. MINIMUM RHS IN THE  
MID/UPPER 40S ARE EXPECTED -- WELL ABOVE NEAR-CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.  
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN THIS EVENING AND  
TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREATS  
BEING HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL, AND GUSTY WINDS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (140.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........62 58 39 38 45 50 50  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 55 58 61 63 64 64  
RH..............66 59 52 50 48 47 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 10 8 8 7 6  
VRATE KT-FT.....141 172 210 191 209 183 140  
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...27 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (43.0-144.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 57 63 71 75 82 82 78 75 81 80 81  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30 30 30 20  
TEMP............61 58 51 47 44 42 41 41 40 40 38 37  
RH..............51 57 67 73 76 79 86 82 85 85 92 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 12 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 15 16  
VRATE KT-FT.....91 88 52 52 45 50 49 53 43 49 51 144  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...23 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14  
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (39.0-216.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 83 87 82 84 85 85 85 85 84 84 83  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10  
TEMP............37 36 36 37 39 42 44 44 45 47 48 49  
RH..............96 100 100 100 100 93 89 96 96 93 89 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 12 12 10 9 9 12 13 14 14 15  
VRATE KT-FT.....126 136 39 58 66 73 111 168 216 204 168 136  
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...DJC  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS WILTSE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608465.0/APX  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TRAVIS.A.WILTSE@USDA.GOV  
 
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