FNUS73 KGRR 111216
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HONEYMOON LAKE UNIT 3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
816 AM EDT SUN APR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL LINGER NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96 THIS
MORNING BEFORE ENDING TOWARD MIDDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. SKIES
WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY LATER TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
WILL COME MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL
                    FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 8700-9200 FT AGL THROUGH
                    MID AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6200-6700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR) INCREASING TO 500-800
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 1200-1500
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT) THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 600-1000 (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT)
                    LATE IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 500-800
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

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FORECASTER...HOEPNER/JB
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HUSCHKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100411.HONEY.01/GRR