FNUS73 KGRR 281318
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SEARS TRACT II...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
918 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTHEAST OF LOWER
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP MOST CLOUDS AWAY FROM THE
AREA...AND ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM WELL INTO THE 80S
TODAY...AND THE LOWER 90S FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE NEXT
CHANCE OF RAIN WILL COME INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A
FRONTAL SYSTEM.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........80 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600-5100
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 400-800
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100-7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
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 500-900
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 1000-1300
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 700 (EXCELLENT) IN THE EVENING.

$$
FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HUSCHKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100828.SEARS.01/GRR