FNUS73 KGRR 221219
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DOG LEG...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
819 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. A LIGHT LAKE BREEZE MAY DEVELOP
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT THREAT FOR ANY RAINFALL WILL NOT COME
UNTIL LATER FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 1 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4700-5200
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO 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 20100422.DOGLE.01/GRR