FNUS73 KGRR 291216 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHISKEY PINE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 816 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0907 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AFTER A DRY DAY...MIXED RAIN SNOW AND PERHAPS SLEET IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AS A STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600-4100 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200-500 (FAIR TO GOOD). TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........59 44 29 26 29 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 41 45 48 49 47 RH..............74 59 49 44 42 47 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 6 N 5 NE 4 20 FT GUST...... 10 10 10 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET OVERNIGHT. RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42. RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....400 (GOOD). $$ FORECASTER...TURNAGE REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.WHISK.01/GRR