FNUS73 KGRR 141239
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VAN BUREN BURN...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
839 AM EDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 (15-25 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6800-7300 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 300-600
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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