FNUS73 KGRR 121309
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR IDLEWILD UNIT 5...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
909 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 EDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LENGTHY STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
WEEK WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AT OR BELOW
40 PERCENT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AT
LEAST THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5400-5900
                    FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....500-800 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT) INCREASING TO
                    1000-1400 (EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........8      22     40     43     40     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     66     71     71     69     65
RH..............57     48     41     41     47     52
20 FT WIND......NW 13  NW 13  NW 13  NW 17  NW 16  NW 13
20 FT GUST......15     15     15     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120612.IDLEW.01/GRR