FNUS73 KGRR 281546
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FORT CUSTER...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1146 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST SHOULD COME UP TO AROUND 10 MPH BY
IGNITION TIME. A FEW GUSTS MAY APPROACH 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE LESS LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY
LEVELS SHOULD BE AROUND 50 PERCENT AT 1 PM...BUT WILL DROP TO
AROUND 35 PERCENT BY 4 PM.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100-4600
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....400-600 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........26     25     25     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     47     46     42
RH..............51     43     45     53
20 FT WIND......NW 13  NW 15  NW 15  NW 12
20 FT GUST......15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD).

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FORECASTER...JK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130328.FORTC.01/GRR