709 FNUS53 KGRR 041910 FWFGRR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest Lower Michigan National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 310 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019 ...Cooler and Dry... .DISCUSSION... High pressure will build in for tonight leading to cooler and dry weather that will last through Thursday. Some showers could work their way into the area Thursday night into Friday as a weak area of low pressure moves in. MIZ037>039-043>045-050815- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta- Including the cities of Ludington, Baldwin, Reed City, Hart, Fremont, and Big Rapids 310 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy fog after 0600. Min temperature.....35-40. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......Near Lake Michigan, 1600-2100 ft AGL. Mixing height....... inland, 2700-3200 ft AGL decreasing to 0-100 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0-200 (poor to fair). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Patchy fog until 0900. Max temperature.....69-74. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........49-54 percent near Lake Michigan and 39-44 percent Inland. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier near Lake Michigan and 12 percent drier Inland. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3900-4400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 0 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....100-200 (poor to fair). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) until 0200, then mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Rain showers likely. Chance of pcpn......60 percent. Min temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast around 5 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......0-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.04 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........64-69 percent. 24 hr trend......29 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3600-4100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....300-600 (good to excellent). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.04 in. $$ MIZ040-046-050815- Clare-Isabella- Including the cities of Clare and Mount Pleasant 310 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy fog after 0500. Min temperature.....35-40. 24 hr trend......16 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 6 mph in the evening becoming light. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2700-3200 ft AGL decreasing to 0-200 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0-300 (poor to good). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Patchy fog until 0900. Max temperature.....Around 73. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........36-41 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......4100-4600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 0 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....100-200 (poor to fair). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent) until 0500, then mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. Min temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......0-300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.03 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........61-66 percent. 24 hr trend......26 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1800-2300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....200 (fair). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.04 in. $$ MIZ050-056-064-071-050815- Muskegon-Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- Including the cities of Muskegon, Grand Haven, Jenison, Holland, and South Haven 310 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Min temperature.....43-48. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Max humidity........91-96 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2200-2700 ft AGL decreasing to 0-300 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0-100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Max temperature.....71-76. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........41-46 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3600-4100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 0 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....100-200 (poor to fair). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) until 0500, then mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Min temperature.....54-59. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast around 6 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......0-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0-100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.04 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........58-63 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2900-3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....300-400 (good). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.03 in. $$ MIZ051-052-057>059-050815- Montcalm-Gratiot-Kent-Ionia-Clinton- Including the cities of Greenville, Alma, Grand Rapids, Ionia, and St. Johns 310 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Min temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Max humidity........91-96 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2800-3300 ft AGL decreasing to 0-200 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0-100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 74. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........46-51 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......4000-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 0 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....100-200 (poor to fair). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) until 0500, then mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Min temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast around 5 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......0-300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.03 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Max temperature.....Around 71. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2700-3200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....200-300 (fair to good). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.03 in. $$ MIZ065>067-072>074-050815- Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- Including the cities of Hastings, Charlotte, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and Jackson 310 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Min temperature.....Around 49. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Max humidity........88-93 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2800-3300 ft AGL decreasing to 0-200 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0-100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 74. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........46-51 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......4000-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 0 mph. Smoke dispersal.....100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Min temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming south around 5 mph overnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2600-3100 ft AGL decreasing to 0-300 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....0 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.02 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Max temperature.....Around 73. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........53-58 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 7 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2100-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....200 (fair). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.02 in. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening becoming light. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 8 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. $$