FNUS73 KGRR 131235
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR F-34...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
835 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAIR WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING
AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT AND BY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE
OF A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES. FAIR WEATHER WILL RETURN
AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES BACK INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY. A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THE FIRST HALF OF WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 2800-3300
                    FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    1100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........47     58     56     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     57     59     56
RH..............36     33     32     36
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 8    W 7    W 7
20 FT GUST......15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.F34__.01/GRR