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FNUS73 KAPX 261011
FWSAPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIX MILE S...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
611 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 26.
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
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
SHOULD BECOME MUCH MORE CONSISTENT INTO THE AFTERNOON AT THE BURN
SITE. ONGOING INCREASING LOW CLOUD COVER AND VARIABLE WINDS SET TO
CARRY THROUGH AT LEAST MID TO LATE MORNING, WITH WINDS EVENTUALLY
SET TO TURN SOUTHEAST, BUT IN GENERAL WILL REMAIN LIGHT, 10MPH OR
LESS. WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR SOME LAKE BREEZE DEVELOPMENT LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON, WHICH COULD FLIP WINDS BACK NW. HOSTILE MIXING
HEIGHTS WELL BELOW 1KFT THIS MORNING WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE
LATER IN THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON, INCREASING ABOVE 3.5KFT
AS SUNSHINE BECOMES MORE PRESENT. RH VALUES SET TO DROP INTO THE
40S THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TS TODAY LIKELY IN THE 60S, PERHAPS
COOLING IN THE EVENT A LAKE BREEZE PASSAGE IS REALIZED.
OVERNIGHT, SE WINDS SET TO PREVAIL, WITH RHS LIKELY RECOVERING
ABOVE 70. MONDAY WILL BE MARKEDLY MORE WINDY WITH FIRE GROWTH
CONDITIONS INCREASING AS WELL. SE WINDS INCREASE CONSIDERABLY,
SUSTAINED 10 TO 20 MPH, WITH 25 TO 35MPH GUSTS BECOMING MORE
FREQUENT IN THE AFTERNOON. RHS LIKELY DIP INTO THE 40S AGAIN, WITH
DOWNSLOPING FLOW POTENTIALLY SENDING RHS INTO THE 30S. HIGH TEMPS
EXPECTED TO SURGE ANYWHERE FROM 73 TO 77 DEGREES. MIXING HEIGHTS
IN THE MORNING TO BE SUB 1KFT, QUICKLY BUILDING IN EXCESS OF
3.5KFT BY THE AFTERNOON, WITH VENTILATION FOLLOWING SUIT (POOR IN
THE MORNING, EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3600 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (83.0-347.0).
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 47 51 49 47 45 45 46 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 50 54 58 61 64 66 67 66
RH..............76 70 64 56 52 47 44 44 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT.....84 119 175 208 262 298 338 347 312
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (53.0-330.0).
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 34 28 32 37 41 41 40 40 41 42 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 63 61 58 55 53 51 50 49 49 49 49
RH..............50 52 53 57 59 62 67 70 73 73 74 79
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 17 17
VRATE KT-FT.....330 283 92 61 64 66 72 78 75 71 79 88
VENTRATE CAT....GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 37
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3500 FT AGL
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (88.0-594.0) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (660.0) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 51 55 49 54 59 65 72 78 79 79 80
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............49 49 50 54 58 62 65 67 69 70 70 70
RH..............79 77 74 66 60 54 48 47 45 45 46 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 24 24 24 26 26 26 29 29 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 21 26 28 30 31 33 36 37 37 37
VRATE KT-FT.....92 103 109 329 493 594 701 771 814 880 917 890
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR GD GD GD EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL
FORECASTER...HAD
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611731.0/APX
.DELDT 04/26/26
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