FNUS73 KGRR 212054
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CLUB 37 UNIT 17...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
454 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1705 EDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
THE AREA WILL BE IN AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN. THE BEST CHANCES
FOR RAINFALL WILL LIKELY COME ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES UP THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH DIMINISHING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
                    GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....500-700 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) DECREASING TO 0-200
                    (POOR TO FAIR).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS BECOMING
                    LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3600-4100 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 300-500
                    (GOOD TO GOOD) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...TOM VIERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090721.CLUB3.03/GRR