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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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FNUS73 KGRR 260918
FWSGRR

Spot Forecast for Camel 42...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
518 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 EDT on April 26.
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...
Clouds will increase this morning and lower and thicken this
afternoon. Rain showers will develop this evening, mainly after
800pm. Widespread rain is expected tonight as a warm front lifts
into the area. Winds today will be from the southeast at 10 to 20
mph this morning, increasing to 15 to 25 mph this afternoon. A few
gusts towards evening may reach 30 mph.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
Temperature.........56 at ignition...Max 65.
RH..................32 percent at ignition...Min 26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds southeast at 14 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Southeast winds 13 to 23
                    mph.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 4300 ft
                    AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 22 to 27 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....770 /excellent/ at ignition. Max...940
                    /excellent/.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth at ignition...max 5.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
Sky (%).........17     27     45     81     90     95
Weather cov.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............56     62     64     64     61     58
RH..............32     26     27     29     36     44
20 ft wind......SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 15
20 ft wind gust.21     23     24     25     25     25
Mix hgt (ft)....3400   4100   4200   3800   1700   1300
Mixing wind.....SE 23  SE 24  SE 25  SE 26  SE 27  SE 25
Haines index....5      5      5      5      5      5
Smoke disprsl...770    890    920    880    360    300

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Chance of rain showers
                    in the evening, then rain showers after
                    midnight. Chance of thunderstorms overnight.
Temperature.........Min 53.
RH..................Max 87 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 14 to 17 mph with gusts to
                    around 32 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms overnight.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 18 to 24 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....360 (good) early in the evening decreasing to
                    160 (fair) late in the night.
Haines Index........2 to 5 or very low to moderate potential for
                    large plume dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Duke
Requested by...Brian Stearns
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412540.0/GRR
.DELDT 04/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.stearns@usda.gov