FNUS73 KGRR 261211
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BORMAN RANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
811 AM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT.
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE NEXT CHANCE
FOR RAIN SHOWERS WILL COME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF LOWER MICHIGAN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 40.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 1
                    TO 3 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800-4300
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 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...MARINO
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SHERRETZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100326.BORMA.01/GRR