FNUS73 KGRR 031554 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TEST FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1054 AM EST WED FEB 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1033 EST ON FEBRUARY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEST .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........26 AT INCIDENT...MAX 29. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT. HAINES INDEX.........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....12. MIN HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2400. HAINES INDEX........3 OR 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....32. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3400 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR). $$ FORECASTER...JK REQUESTED BY...TOM VIERS TYPE OF REQUEST...TEST .TAG 20100203.TESTF.01/GRR