FNUS73 KGRR 141252
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HAMLIN MARSH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
852 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE TODAY AS TEMPERATURES
CLIMB TO THE UPPER 60S. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-200 FT
                    AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR).

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........9      22     29     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     61     64     64
RH..............61     53     54     58
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 12   S 14   S 14
20 FT GUST......15     15     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...JOE RASPOTNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.HAMLI.01/GRR