FNUS73 KGRR 271154
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HAMLIN MARSH...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
754 AM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS ARRIVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF LOWER MICHIGAN LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

A HIGH FIRE DANGER MAY DEVELOP MID TO LATE WEEK DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS
AND A SIGNIFICANT WARMUP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2600-3100
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR).

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...C  BARRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100327.HAMLI.01/GRR