FNUS73 KGRR 031129
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JACK 37...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
729 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING
THEN SOME INCREASING SUN FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH WARMING
TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900-4400
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 600-1000
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........60     54     54     54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     77     78     77
RH..............48     45     45     48
20 FT WIND......S 13   S 14   S 14   S 10
20 FT GUST......25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

$$
FORECASTER...MJS
REQUESTED BY...BOB LITTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110603.JACK3.01/GRR