FNUS73 KGRR 241224
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GRASSHOPPER 2...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
824 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE ROCKIES THIS MORNING IS
EXPECTED TO HEAD EAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW. A LITTLE
BIT OF LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94 LATER TONIGHT
AND ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER MOST LOCATIONS WILL STAY DRY. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE ON THURSDAY...AND ALLOW COLDER AIR TO
FILTER IN ACROSS THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    3 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-100 (POOR TO POOR).

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 2
                    MPH LATE AT NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST TOWARD DAYBREAK.

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FORECASTER...MARINO
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.GRASS.01/GRR