FNUS73 KGRR 051336
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BUTTERPINE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
936 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY.
LOWER DEWPOINTS AND SUNSHINE ARE EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700-6200
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 300-500
                    (GOOD).

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........29     26     29     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     80     79     78
RH..............42     39     41     45
20 FT WIND......NE 7   N 10   N 10   N 7
20 FT GUST......15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 26
                    TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 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) INCREASING TO 600-1000
                    (EXCELLENT) FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 1100-1300
                    (EXCELLENT) LATE IN THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...KORY BORGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110605.BUTTE.01/GRR