FNUS73 KGRR 291114
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SEARS TRACT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
714 AM EDT THU APR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 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 (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO
                    32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600-2100 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6700 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR) INCREASING TO 600
                    (EXCELLENT) FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 1100-1500
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT) DECREASING TO 700-900
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT) LATE IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 33 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 21
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31
                    MPH LATE IN THE DAY.

$$
FORECASTER...BIELINSKI
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100429.SEARS.01/GRR