FNUS73 KGRR 051832
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALHALLA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
232 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 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 (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5300-5800
                    FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 600-800
                    (EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........1      1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     45
RH..............37     40
20 FT WIND......N 11   N 10
20 FT GUST......20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.WALHA.01/GRR