FNUS73 KGRR 051420
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DEEP LAKE FEN...DNR-CADILLAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1020 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS WILL
APPROACH THE AREA TODAY. THE DRY AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS SHOULD
KEEP ANY RAIN THAT TRIES TO DEVELOP SPRINKLES OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON.
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD KEEP WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
AN ISOLATED GUST OF 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH VERY GOOD
MIXING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7500-8000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /1000 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /1000 KNOT-FT/ EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    POOR (100 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CROSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.DEEPL.01/GRR