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FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ANTENNA FIELD...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
839 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR OVER SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE
UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60. WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE REGION...
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200-400 (FAIR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 700-1000
                    (EXCELLENT) FROM LATE MORNING
                    THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO
                    1300-1700 (EXCELLENT) DECREASING
                    TO 800-1200 (EXCELLENT) LATE IN
                    THE DAY.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........46     31     20     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     58     59     56
RH..............38     29     27     34
20 FT WIND......N 8    NW 10  NW 10  NW 10
20 FT GUST......15     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...TURNAGE
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.ANTEN.01/GRR