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FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ORV SPLIT...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
757 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE A WARM AND DAY TODAY WITH
FULL SUNSHINE. HOWEVER A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE LATE
TONIGHT BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE SHOWERS
SHOULD LAST INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-96.
THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK SHOULD SEE A RETURN TO DRY AND MILD
WEATHER.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5800-6300 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL TOWARD EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR) INCREASING TO 800-1200
                    (EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........0      6      12     26     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     69     71     70     67
RH..............34     28     27     29     34
20 FT WIND......SW 13  SW 16  SW 17  S 17   S 15
20 FT GUST......15     20     25     25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.ORVSP.01/GRR