FNUS73 KGRR 261322
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALHALLA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
922 AM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN FROM
ONTARIO TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY REACH THE MID 40S
THIS AFTERNOON.  FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500-5000
                    FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....300-500 (GOOD TO GOOD).

TIME (EDT)      4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........28     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     44
RH..............29     32
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 6
20 FT GUST......10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAURENS
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.WALHA.01/GRR