FNUS73 KGRR 021405
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTH BASSETT...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1005 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
REACHING THE MIDDLE 50S THIS AFTERNOON.  WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH
ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SPRINKLES UNTIL MIDDAY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600-5100
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....300-700 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) INCREASING TO
                    600-800 (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........72     60     60     60
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     56     55     54
RH..............37     36     37     37
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 10   NW 9   NW 8
20 FT GUST......20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4

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FORECASTER...LAURENS
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.SOUTH.01/GRR