FNUS73 KGRR 231238
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR OAK STUMPS...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
838 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) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4700-5200
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 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 500-700
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT)...THEN DECREASING TO 200
                    (FAIR) IN THE EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-100 (POOR TO POOR).

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.OAKST.01/GRR