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Spot Forecast for Retention Pond Rx...Fort Custer National Gaurd
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
453 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 EDT on May 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (616) 949-5150, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
High clouds will filter the sunshine out a bit of the day, with
clouds clearing out this afternoon and evening. Otherwise high
pressure over the area this morning will only move slowly to the
east. Easterly winds this morning will become a little more SE this
afternoon, with wind speeds mainly under 10 mph. Rain is expected
Tuesday afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Temperature.........67 at ignition...Max 73.
RH..................40 percent at ignition...Min 31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds southeast at 7 to 10 mph at ignition...
                    otherwise southeast winds 8 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 7000 ft
                    AGL.
Mixing winds........East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....500 /good/ at ignition. Max...750
                    /excellent/.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth at ignition...max 5.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
Sky (%).........64     58     49     41     32     23
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............67     70     73     70     62     56
RH..............40     36     31     35     46     55
20 ft wind......SE 8   SE 9   SE 9   SE 7   SE 7   E 6
20 ft wind gust.10     12     14     14     10     9
Mix hgt (ft)....5000   4700   4900   3900   600    500
Mixing wind.....E 10   SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  E 10   E 10
Haines index....4      5      5      5      5      5
Smoke disprsl...500    650    750    540    70     60

$$
Forecaster...Jeruzal
Requested by...Lee Osterland
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/06/24
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.EMAIL osterlandlee@gmail.com