FNUS73 KGRR 231428
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURNER CREEK...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1028 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 AFTER ABOUT 3 PM.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3
                    TO 6 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400-3900
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL TOWARD
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...500
                    KNOT-FT LATE IN THE DAY.

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