FNUS73 KGRR 081257
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DUMP RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
857 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER
TODAY. THE OVERNIGHT RAINS ONLY AMOUNTED TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OR
LESS. FUELS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO DRY OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN AND GREEN UP IS NOT
QUITE COMPLETE. RH VALUES WILL LOWER TO AROUND 30 PERCENT WHILE
TEMPS WARM TO 55 TO 60. THIS DOES NOT RATE A RED FLAG WARNING...
BUT GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR AND THE ABOVE CONDITIONS...THE FIRE
DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED.

RELIEF WILL BE GRADUAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MONDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BE WINDY AS WELL...BUT SLIGHTLY COOLER. A FEW HIT AND
MISS SHOWERS MAY ALSO BE SEEN THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE FIRE THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH BY MONDAY EVENING AS A
COOLER AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........30     50     60     50
WEATHER COV.....              CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     54     53     51
RH..............39     36     38     42
20 FT WIND......W 13   W 13   W 13   W 10
20 FT GUST......25     25     25     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...NJJ
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120408.DUMPR.01/GRR