318 FNUS53 KGRR 250812 FWFGRR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest Lower Michigan National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 412 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...Soaking Rain Coming Saturday Afternoon and Evening... .DISCUSSION... High pressure moving over the area today will bring a dry day with increasing sunshine this afternoon. A cold night is on tap with high pressure nearby. A storm system will move toward the area on Saturday. Rain will spread over the area in the afternoon, and will last into Sunday morning before ending. MIZ037>039-043>045-252030- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta- Including the cities of Ludington, Baldwin, Reed City, Hart, Fremont, and Big Rapids 412 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) until 1400, then sunny (5-15 percent). Max temperature.....Around 46. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 7 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3900-4400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....600 (excellent). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Min temperature.....21-26. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1800-2300 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 800-1300 ft AGL inland. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the south overnight. Smoke dispersal.....0-100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) until 1400, then mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain after 1400. Chance of pcpn......50 percent in the afternoon. Max temperature.....48-53. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........44-49 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1300-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....300 (good). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.06 in. $$ MIZ040-046-252030- Clare-Isabella- Including the cities of Clare and Mount Pleasant 412 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 48. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........44-49 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3700-4200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....600-700 (excellent). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Min temperature.....21-26. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......600-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 5 mph shifting to the south overnight. Smoke dispersal.....0-100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) until 1400, then mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain likely after 1400. Chance of pcpn......60 percent in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 51. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........44-49 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast around 9 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1200-1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....200 (fair). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.04 in. $$ MIZ050-056-064-071-252030- Muskegon-Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- Including the cities of Muskegon, Grand Haven, Jenison, Holland, and South Haven 412 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent) until 1700, then sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....46-51. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........49-54 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3300-3800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....400 (good). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Min temperature.....27-32. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1600-2100 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 400-900 ft AGL inland. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast overnight. Smoke dispersal.....0-100 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent) until 1400, then cloudy (95-100 percent). Rain after 1400. Chance of pcpn......90 percent in the afternoon. Max temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........48-53 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East winds 6 to 11 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......900-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....200 (fair). Pcpn Amount.........0.03-0.37 in. $$ MIZ051-052-057>059-252030- Montcalm-Gratiot-Kent-Ionia-Clinton- Including the cities of Greenville, Alma, Grand Rapids, Ionia, and St. Johns 412 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Max temperature.....Around 49. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........48-53 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3800-4300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....500-600 (good to excellent). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Min temperature.....26-31. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......0-300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 5 mph shifting to the south overnight. Smoke dispersal.....0 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent) until 1400, then cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain after 1400. Chance of pcpn......80 percent in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 53. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........52-57 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 6 to 11 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1000-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....200 (fair). Pcpn Amount.........0.04-0.19 in. $$ MIZ065>067-072>074-252030- Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- Including the cities of Hastings, Charlotte, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and Jackson 412 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent) until 1700, then mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Max temperature.....Around 50. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3500-4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....200-400 (fair to good). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Patchy fog after 0600. Min temperature.....28-33. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2400-2900 ft AGL decreasing to 0-100 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West around 5 mph shifting to the southeast overnight. Smoke dispersal.....0-200 (poor to fair). Pcpn Amount.........None. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Patchy fog until 0900. Rain after 1400. Chance of pcpn......near 100 percent. Max temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........54-59 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1000-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....200-300 (fair to good). Pcpn Amount.........0.16-0.40 in. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 9 to 14 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until midday. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds up to 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain and snow showers until midday, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Lows around 30. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of rain and snow showers until midday, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. $$