FNUS73 KGRR 141421
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FORT CUSTER SP...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1021 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE TODAY AS TEMPERATURES
REACH ABOVE 70. MITIGATING FACTORS INCLUDE THE LACK OF STRONGER WINDS.
LOW LEVEL DEWPOINTS WILL ALSO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600-5100
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........9      13     20     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     71     74     71
RH..............54     47     44     51
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 13   S 13   S 10
20 FT GUST......20     25     25     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.FORTC.01/GRR