FNUS73 KGRR 301337
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE RIVER PILE BURNS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
837 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PREDOMINANTELY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN.
THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FLURRY THIS MORNING AND A FEW
SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON... BUT THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME
IS THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING
OR AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    FLURRIES UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 39.
RH..................70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400-4900 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 500-900
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH LATE AT NIGHT...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2400 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.....400-800 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) DECREASING TO 300
                    (GOOD) EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8
                    MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3400 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD).

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FORECASTER...LAURENS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HUSCHKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091130.WHITE.01/GRR