FNUS73 KGRR 201237
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR OLD ALEGAN ROAD...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
837 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE DRIER AND WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT CHANCES OF RAIN WITH
THE FRONT ARE MINIMAL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700-6200 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-100 (POOR TO POOR).

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FORECASTER...MARINO
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.OLDAL.01/GRR