FNUS73 KGRR 131157
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MINNIE POND RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
757 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL ACROSS THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
A DRY AND MILD WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. A COUPLE OF WEAKENING FRONTS
WILL TRY TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. A LACK OF MOISTURE AND VERY LITTLE
UPPER SUPPORT WITH THESE FRONTS WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY AND MILD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...DECREASING TO
                    4100-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 500-900
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 300 (GOOD) IN THE EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
                    OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-100 (POOR).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7500 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE DAY DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR) INCREASING TO 1000-1200
                    (EXCELLENT) THROUGH MID AFTERNOON DECREASING
                    TO 300-600 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) LATE IN THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...BOB LITTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090913.MINNI.01/GRR