FNUS73 KGRR 301306 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAGLE PRARIE...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 906 AM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE STATE TODAY ALLOWING A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR TO RETURN. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN SOUTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH CLOUDS WILL ADVANCE EAST FROM WISCONSIN TODAY TURNING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING TO PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 50S. THE PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING WARMTH AS WE HEAD INTO WEEKS END. AN INCREASING FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED WITH READINGS WELL INTO THE 70S AND BREEZY SOUTH WINDS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD). $$ FORECASTER...DUKE REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.EAGLE.01/GRR