FNUS73 KGRR 141113
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BROHMAN BUTTERFLY RX UNITS E   C...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
713 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY AND DRY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE LAKE SUPERIOR
REGION WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW. THE NEXT RAIN CHANCE IS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON... BUT MORE LIKELY ON SATURDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...THEN TO 5800-6300 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-500 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 300-600
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........6      14     14     13     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     70     74     75     72
RH..............55     45     40     35     39
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 9    N 9    NW 9   NW 9
20 FT GUST......10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1700 FT
                    AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE EPOTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-300 (POOR TO GOOD).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO
                    16 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH LATE
                    IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5100 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH... DECREASING TO 2 OR VERY LOW
                    POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 400-800
                    (GOOD TO EXCELLENT)...THEN DECREASING TO 200
                    (FAIR) IN THE EVENING.

$$
FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...BOB LITTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130614.BROHM.01/GRR