FNUS73 KGRR 041401
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MUERTE CAREX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER AGAIN TODAY WITH MORNING SUN
GIVING WAY TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER LATER TODAY. CLOUDS AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED TOMORROW THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6400-6900 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 600
                    (EXCELLENT) LATE IN THE DAY.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........27     39     73     73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     67     68     66
RH..............43     37     36     40
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   E 5    E 6
20 FT GUST......
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-1900 FT
                    AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200-600 (FAIR TO EXCELLENT) DECREASING TO 0-100
                    (POOR) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-2200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 300-700
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...KORY BORGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130604.MUERT.01/GRR