FNUS73 KGRR 131211
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLUE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
811 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR).

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........27     34     59     71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     52     53     53
RH..............48     43     43     42
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 12   S 13   S 13
20 FT GUST......15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....M      M      M      M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR).

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...JOE RASPOTNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120413.LITTL.02/GRR