FNUS73 KGRR 181249
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALLEGAN RX...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
849 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE THE LAST WARM AND DRY DAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH FROM CANADA TONIGHT AND THE WINDS WILL SHIFT
FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO EASTERLY. RAIN IS LIKELY ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY... WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100-3600
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /400
                    KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.ALLEG.01/GRR