FNUS73 KGRR 091735
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HONEYMOON LAKE 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
135 PM EDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP DOWN THROUGH THE AREA
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHTLY BY EVENING. THE
AIR IS TO DRY FOR PRECIPITATION WITH THE COLD FRONT SO ONLY A FEW
CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED AND EVEN THAT WILL BE LIMITED.



.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................22 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7600-8100
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (1000-1400 KNOT-FT)
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT /800 KNOT-FT/ AT
                    IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /800 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN
                    THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...MARINO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HUSCHKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.HONEY.01/GRR