FNUS73 KGRR 271315
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINE FLATS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
915 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. LIGHT RAIN IS
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BUT WILL LIKELY BE SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500-4000
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO
                    3 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH
                    AROUND 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
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.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 800-1100
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT).

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FORECASTER...93
REQUESTED BY...KORY BORGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100327.PINEF.01/GRR