604  
FNUS73 KAPX 240624  
FWSAPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WALSH RD.CRAWFORD SIDE...MDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
224 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON AUGUST 24.  
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  
 
LOW CLOUDS AND MOISTURE LINGER TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL  
QUICKLY STRENGTHEN TO 13 MPH WITH GUST OF 20 MPH (AS HIGH AS 25  
MPH) BY LATE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE HIGH 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN NEAR 56% DUE TO MOISTURE  
WRAPPING AROUND A LARGER STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GREAT  
LAKES. ALTHOUGH RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED, ON AND OFF CLOUD COVER WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. EXCELLENT VENT RATES BY THE LATE  
AFTERNOON DUE TO MIXING HEIGHTS RISING TO 3 KFT AND TRANSPORT  
WINDS OF 20 MPH. SURFACE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BECOMING CALM BY 10 PM EDT TONIGHT.  
WARMER AND DRIER WITH LIGHTER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH  
PRESSURE DOMINATES.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3500 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO EXCELLENT (126.0-618.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........75 75 82 84 88 87 81 80 76 72 68  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 57 58 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68  
RH..............85 83 80 75 72 70 67 65 65 63 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 1313 13 13 13 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 19 20 22 23 24 24 21 19 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 18 21 21 21 20 20 21 21 21 20  
VRATE KT-FT.....126 220 372 428 508 468 491 564 592 618 602  
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD EXL EXL  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) WITH PATCHY FOG.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
16 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (26.0-492.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 45 43 35 33 29 25 24 23 22 23 23  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 66 64 61 59 57 55 53 51 50 47 45  
RH..............63 65 70 78 83 90 93 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 13 10 9 8 9 9 9 7 7 8  
VRATE KT-FT.....492 367 110 49 39 31 39 43 55 26 27 37  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT NW WINDS TURNING WEST AROUND NOON.  
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6000 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (26.0-494.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........22 21 21 21 21 21 29 36 44 38 32 26  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 46 51 56 64 70 73 75 76 78 79 79  
RH..............100 100 100 93 73 59 51 46 43 40 39 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.0 0 5 6 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.3 3.2 4.0 4.7 5.1 5.7 6.0 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT.....26 26 39 78 151 259 334 382 409 466 494 456  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...ELD  
REQUESTED BY...6-50  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2620181.0/APX  
.DELDT 08/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JANISSEM@MICHIGAN.GOV,CORSERJ@MICHIGAN.GOV  
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