FNUS73 KGRR 072328
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TRAILHEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
728 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2130 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WITH LESS
THAN /0.05/ WERE IT DOES RAIN. BREEZY... WARM AND DRY FOR EASTER
SUNDAY. NEXT WEEK LOOKS COOL WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY...MAINLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT REQUEST...MIN 39.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 3300-3800 FT
                    AGL DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL AT
                    REQUEST...THEN DECREASING TO 800-1300 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM.
                    4 TO 5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND
                    AFTER 4 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD) DECREASING TO 0-100
                    (POOR) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........60  69  75  79  88  92  76  45  30  25  14
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............50  47  46  46  47  47  45  44  42  41  41
RH..............46  51  53  56  61  68  76  79  82  85  82
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  S   S   S   S   S   SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..4   3   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT GUST......5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  S   S   S   S   S   SW  W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   3   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....5   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   4

$$
FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...DEBRA-ANN BRABAZON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120407.TRAIL.01/GRR