FNUS73 KGRR 061231
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BUD 37...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
831 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700-6200
                    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.....100-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 600-900
                    (EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........71     76     76     76
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............75     79     80     79
RH..............57     52     51     54
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 12   S 11   S 9
20 FT GUST......20     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 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 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 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........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4600 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 500-600
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...BOB LITTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110606.BUD37.01/GRR