FNUS73 KGRR 122303
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POWER LINE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
703 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY WILL TRY TO PUSH RAIN SHOWERS INTO SOUTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN. DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WILL ACT TO ERODE THE
RAIN AS IT ADVANCES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE IN THE FAR
SOUTH TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK AS CONDITIONS SHOULD BE
MAINLY DRY. FUELS ARE RATHER DRY...BUT SOIL MOISTURE REMAINS
ELEVATED.

.TODAY...

RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
RH..............36     27     35     33     30     32
20 FT WIND......E 17   E 18   E 16   E 17   E 17   E 18
20 FT GUST......

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...93
REQUESTED BY...KORY BORGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.POWER.02/GRR