FNUS73 KGRR 131314
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BIG STAR OAK   BSO  1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
914 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...AFTER A DRY DAY TODAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE HAD A COMPUTER GLICH WHICH DELAYED GETTING THE VARIOUS INDEX VALUES.
THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH.

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     27     28
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........SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.

.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........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH.

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