FNUS73 KGRR 061335
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VB-12-01...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
835 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FOR THE BURN. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT.

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY BRINGING
A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT AND MIXED RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY/SATURDAY.
A STRONGER SYSTEM MAY BRING SNOW TO THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........68     71     78     80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     44     45     44
RH..............57     55     53     60
20 FT WIND......S 16   S 16   S 13   S 10
20 FT GUST......              15

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121206.VB120.01/GRR