FNUS73 KGRR 151234 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MOONLIGHT UNIT 3...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 834 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JUNE 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND SOUTH WINDS GUSTING 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........80 AT IGNITION...MAX 86. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700-6200 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 600-1000 (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT). TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........41 41 41 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 83 85 82 RH..............43 38 35 39 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 16 SW 15 SW 12 20 FT GUST......20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...OSTUNO REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120615.MOONL.01/GRR