FNUS73 KGRR 301332
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RANGE BURN...MI DEPT. OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
932 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 EDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY WITH A SLOW WARMUP...

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS OFF TO THE SOUTH AND EAST
OF GRAND RAPIDS. THAT WILL ALLOW FROM MORE CLOUDS TODAY BUT STILL
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SUN TO BRING TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S THIS
AFTERNOON. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1100-1600
                    FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5500-6000 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........68     70     72     76     60     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     35     40     43     45     42
RH..............66     53     43     39     35     44
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 7    NE 7   NE 7   E 6    NE 5
20 FT GUST......       15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...MJS
REQUESTED BY...MICHELE RICHARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.RANGE.01/GRR