FNUS73 KGRR 131218
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILLER SNOW GROW...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
818 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.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 5000 FT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....400 (GOOD) AT IGNITION...THEN 500-800 (GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT) MAX.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........40     40     60     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     62     62     61
RH..............26     22     20     24
20 FT WIND......W 6    NW 7   NW 7   NW 7
20 FT GUST......10     13     13     13

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.MILLE.01/GRR