FNUS73 KGRR 121312
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MUSHROOM...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
912 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH
LIGHT WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-2000
                    FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7400 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 400-600
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........5      19     33     47     42     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............26     33     41     48     53     52
RH..............78     66     55     44     36     38
20 FT WIND......E 4    NE 5   N 6    W 9    W 11   NW 11
20 FT GUST......
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARINO
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.MUSHR.01/GRR