FNUS73 KGRR 131312
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLUE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
912 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...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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-400 FT
                    AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
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     41
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 12   S 13   S 13
20 FT GUST......15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.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........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
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........SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR).

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