FNUS73 KGRR 141440
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG POND...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1040 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA THIS MORNING...BUT DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL
CLEAR FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE BRISK BY FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST APPROACHES. WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE
LOW WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND SPREAD ACROSS
ALL OF LOWER MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500-5000
                    FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 600-900
                    (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........84     76     67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     53     53
RH..............49     50     54
20 FT WIND......NE 9   E 11   E 14
20 FT GUST......15     20     20

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.LONGP.01/GRR