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FNUS73 KAPX 250833  
FWSAPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKPINE PLAINS 2.0...MDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
433 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 25.  
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  
 
PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WILL BURN OFF QUICKLY, FOLLOWED BY MOSTLY  
SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOW  
80S. RHS LOOK TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S, WITH 20 FT  
WINDS AROUND 5-10 MPH. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST ABOUT 15  
MPH, WITH LAKE BREEZES DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
NEXT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/ STORMS ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT LASTING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE,  
WITH MEDIUM CHANCES (40-60 PERCENT) FOR SHOWERS/STORMS TO PRODUCE  
HEAVY RAIN, LIGHTNING, LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5700 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (16.0-399.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 26 29 49 36 34 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 71 73 75 76 77 77  
RH..............59 51 48 46 44 43 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.7 4.6 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 8 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT.....124 225 274 316 376 394 399  
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 3  
AM.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (22.0-294.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........45 47 49 44 34 19 17 22 36 56 38 53  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............76 74 71 67 64 62 60 59 58 58 58 57  
RH..............45 50 57 65 73 79 84 86 87 85 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT.....294 125 36 22 24 25 26 26 30 36 43 43  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...45 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2800 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO GOOD (47.0-386.0).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........69 57 40 65 75 51 61 82 76 84 56 68  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 50 50 50 40  
TEMP............57 57 58 62 67 68 69 71 73 73 74 73  
RH..............83 87 90 87 81 81 81 79 76 79 79 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW S S S SW S SW S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 16 16 16 18 18 17 15 16 16  
VRATE KT-FT.....47 50 71 162 214 265 371 319 373 265 355 386  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...NSC  
REQUESTED BY...6-50  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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