FNUS73 KGRR 141221
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CLUB 37 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
821 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA
DURING THE DAY TODAY. ONE MORE MILD AND DRY DAY CAN BE EXPECTED.
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE
THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE
WILL COME VERY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6300 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....500-600 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18
                    MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1700 FT
                    AGL.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....500 (GOOD) DECREASING TO 0-100 (POOR)
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 14
                    MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SHERRETZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090714.CLUB3.01/GRR