FNUS73 KGRR 231449
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AGUSTA CREEK...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1049 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER A BRIEF/ISOLATED SHOWER CANNOT BE COMPLETELY
RULED OUT FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
                    TO 17 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
                    TO 16 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500-4000
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /400
                    KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (400-600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...LAURENS/MEADE
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.AGUST.01/GRR