FNUS73 KGRR 231155
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH HART...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
755 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH RELATIVELY
LOW RH VALUES DURING THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOWEVER. DEWPOINTS WILL BE RISING TONIGHT
AND INTO THIS WEEKEND AS A SURGE OF MOISTURE COMES OUR WAY...BRINGING
PERIODS OF RAIN TO ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600-5100
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 300-700
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.NORTH.01/GRR