FNUS73 KGRR 171843
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MONTCALM 40-09...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
243 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE STATE WILL
CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH
TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRY TO BRING A LITTLE ADDITIONAL
MOISTURE IN...BUT IT WILL LIKELY MIX OUT. RECOVERY SHOULD BE FAIR TO GOOD
AGAIN TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST EXPECTED. MORE DRY
WEATHER ON SATURDAY WITH WINDS PICKING UP A LITTLE FROM THE SOUTHWEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................18 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000-5500
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /450 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT /500-700 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CROSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.MONTC.01/GRR