FNUS73 KGRR 271312
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SEARS TRACT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
912 AM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTHEAST OF LOWER
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY BUILD EAST TO THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRY
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5500-6000 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 500-900
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4900 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 400-700
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

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FORECASTER...93
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HUSCHKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100827.SEARS.01/GRR