FNUS73 KGRR 041232
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AUGUSTA CREEK...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
832 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FAIR AND MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM
RETURNS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR INTO WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE GREAT LAKES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7100-7600 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /900 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARINO
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.AUGUS.01/GRR