FNUS73 KGRR 191550 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 40TH ST...DNR-CADILLAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1150 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH TONIGHT. OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL COME ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF LOWER MICHIGAN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN ACROSS ALL OF LOWER MICHIGAN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5200-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 200-600 (FAIR TO EXCELLENT). $$ FORECASTER...OSTUNO REQUESTED BY...STEVE CROSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090919.40THS.02/GRR