FNUS73 KGRR 271218
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MOONLIGHT UNITS 1   2...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
818 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN WHICH
WILL LEAD TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY NOON. BETWEEN
NOON AND 7PM SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. AN
OCCASIONAL GUST INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE IS POSSIBLE. WINDS
TONIGHT DECREASE TO BELOW 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT. THURSDAY WILL BE HOT AND INCREASINGLY HUMID WITH
TEMPERATURES PUSHING TO AROUND 90 DEGREES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 85.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800-4300
                    FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 400-800
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........26     13     13     25     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     81     83     84     83
RH..............50     41     32     32     34
20 FT WIND......SW 12  SW 16  SW 18  S 18   S 15
20 FT GUST......15     25     25     25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 67.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO
                    15 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HATTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120627.MOONL.01/GRR