FNUS73 KGRR 131122
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BIG STAR OAK   BSO  1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
722 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
AWAY TO THE EAST. HIGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM THE
WEST THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY. A MILD DAY IS EXPECTED WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AFTER DARK...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
STORMS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........24     48     61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     62     62
RH..............30     28     29
20 FT WIND......S 17   S 16   S 16
20 FT GUST......20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...BOB LITTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120413.BIGST.01/GRR