FNUS73 KGRR 051323
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JORGENSON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
923 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK WITH
COLD NIGHTS AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS
WILL NOT COME UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5800-6300 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 600-800
                    (EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........3      2      1      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     51     51     49
RH..............34     30     32     34
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 7    N 8    N 9
20 FT GUST......15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200-600 (FAIR TO EXCELLENT) DECREASING TO 0-100
                    (POOR TO POOR) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-5400 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...KORY BORGMAB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.JORGE.01/GRR