FNUS73 KGRR 141236
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALLEGAN BURNS...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
836 AM EDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE VERY MILD WITH DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S TODAY AND
APPROACHING 80 FOR THURSDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL DOWN TO AROUND
25 TO 30 PERCENT.  WINDS MAY GUST TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON...MAKING FOR AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND BRING
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AIR WILL ARRIVE FOR
FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 19 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600-5100
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MJS
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.ALLEG.01/GRR