FNUS73 KGRR 101357
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DANAHER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
957 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY MOVING OUT OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN
CLOSE ENOUGH THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP MILD CONDITIONS IN
PLACE...ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS. A LOW CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EXISTS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN ON THU AND FRI
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN ACROSS THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800-4300
                    FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 500-800
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT)...THEN DECREASING TO 300
                    (GOOD) IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........54     52     41     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     77     76     72
RH..............38     39     42     48
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 8   SE 7
20 FT GUST......20     20     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111010.DANAH.01/GRR