FNUS73 KGRR 121503
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG POND SOUTH...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1103 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAIR WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES THE AREA. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S...BUT IT WILL BE
COOLER NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. A LAKE BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP JUST
AFTER IGNITION NEAR THE SITE OF THE BURN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BETWEEN
                    2 AND 3 PM. A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 4000-4500
                    FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....500-700 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) INCREASING TO 600-900
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........2      0      1      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     54     54     52
RH..............37     39     39     43
20 FT WIND......NE 10  NW 9   NW 9   NW 8
20 FT GUST......18     18     18     15

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.LONGP.01/GRR