FNUS73 KGRR 141233
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO BURNS...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
833 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 (10-20 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 19 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4200-4700 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 200-600
                    (FAIR TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

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