FNUS73 KGRR 291039
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SCHLEE WPA...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
639 AM EDT THU APR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY BREEZES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BRING
WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION. TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL MAINLY
BE FROM 65 TO 70...THEN TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 70S FOR
FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25 TO 30 MPH
EACH DAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE RISING FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A
GOOD CHANCE TO SEE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD LINGER INTO
SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                    17 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700-6200 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 700-1100
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT)...THEN DECREASING TO
                    500 (GOOD) LATE IN THE DAY.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........44  52  56  59  61  61  61  62  62  63  63  62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  58  62  63  64  66  67  67  67  66  64  62
RH..............42  37  32  32  32  32  32  32  33  36  40  46
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12  13  16  18  19  20  20  20  20  20  19  18
20 FT GUST......15  15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   4   4   4   5   5   4   4   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD) DECREASING TO 0 (POOR)
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BIELINSKI
REQUESTED BY...GARY LINDSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100429.SCHLE.01/GRR