FNUS73 KGRR 191600 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TEST HAZMAT...NWS GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1200 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1156 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL CAUSE THE RAIN TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT INCIDENT...MAX 67. RH..................93 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 3100-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT INCIDENT...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 400-700 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 100 (POOR) IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........99 95 90 87 80 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 65 66 66 63 RH..............93 90 87 84 90 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 10 W 11 W 14 NW 10 20 FT GUST......15 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. 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.....0 (POOR). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 400-700 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 100 (POOR) IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...TURNAGE REQUESTED BY...T J TURNAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20110919.TESTH.02/GRR