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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HAPPY BLUE BUTTERFLY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
736 AM EDT THU JUL 1 2010

...DRY THROUGH SUNDAY...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE... CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE SUNNY SKIES AGAIN TODAY AND DRY
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION... OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5200-5700 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3700 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)...THEN DECREASING TO 200
                    (FAIR) LATE IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD).

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FORECASTER...HOEPNER
REQUESTED BY...BOB LITTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100701.HAPPY.01/GRR