FNUS73 KGRR 061309
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 88TH STREET RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
909 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG TO SEVERE IN SOME LOCATIONS. A FEW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5600-6100
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 700-900
                    (EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........59     75     75     75
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............72     78     81     80
RH..............59     52     49     52
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 10   S 12   S 11
20 FT GUST......15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-4700 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 500-700
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SHERRETZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110606.88THS.01/GRR