FNUS73 KGRR 082032
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POWERLINE PU8 RX...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
432 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY WILL
BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING. THE RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE THROUGH. THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS SHOULD FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 96. IT WILL
BECOME WINDY ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH DURING THE DAY.
DRY AND COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT 1800...MAX 74.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT 1800...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 4 TO 8 MPH AT 1800...
                    BECOMING WEST. LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    THIS EVENING. WINDS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    TOWARD DAYBREAK. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD DAYBREAK.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...MICAH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.POWER.02/GRR