FNUS73 KGRR 071342 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TA5 WEST...MDMVA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 942 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON OCTOBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3700-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL TOWARD EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD). TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 78 81 78 RH..............53 42 38 42 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT GUST......15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL. 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 (POOR). $$ FORECASTER...MEADE REQUESTED BY...MICHELE RICHARDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111007.TA5WE.01/GRR