FNUS73 KGRR 061844
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE DUFF BURN...MDMVA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
144 PM EST MON FEB 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY MIX OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE BURN
SITE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A BIT AS THE SUN COMES OUT. WINDS
WILL ALO PICK UP WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. LOW CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING
AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH FROM WEST TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 2000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....150-260 (FAIR).

TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........70     30
WEATHER COV.....ZERO.
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     41
RH..............67     60
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 12
20 FT GUST......18     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...MICHELE RICHARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120206.PRAIR.01/GRR