FNUS73 KGRR 140351 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MT HOPE RX...THORNAPPLE TWP EMERGENCY SERVICES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1151 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST. CONDITIONS COULD APPROACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE INCREASES. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....500-800 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON... THEN DECREASING TO 200 (FAIR) IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM SKY (%).........40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............72 RH..............43 20 FT WIND......S 11 20 FT GUST......20 HAINES INDEX....5 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT EARLY... FALLING TO 0-300 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........4 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH...FALLING TO 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200 (FAIR). TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........45 50 60 70 73 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RN/FG RN/FG TSTORM TEMP............68 65 63 62 61 59 RH..............54 70 81 87 87 93 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT GUST......15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MEADE REQUESTED BY...LT BRETT LAITILA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.MTHOP.01/GRR