Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
504 FNUS53 KGRR 070753 FWFGRR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest Lower Michigan National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 353 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...Showers and Storms Tonight and Monday... .DISCUSSION... Dry conditions are expected today with mostly sunny skies. Southwest winds remaining below 10 mph and Min RH values near 50 percent mean fire danger will not be elevated. Showers and isolated thunderstorms return Sunday night into Monday with the best chance north of I96. Rainfall south of I96 will be under 0.1" while north of I96 up to 0.5" is expected with locally higher amounts possible. MIZ037>039-043>045-072015- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta- Including the cities of Ludington, Baldwin, Reed City, Hart, Fremont, and Big Rapids 353 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Patchy fog until 9 AM. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Min humidity........58-63 percent near Lake Michigan and 46-51 percent Inland. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier near Lake Michigan and 21 percent drier Inland. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 7 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3900-4400 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 5900-6400 ft AGL Inland. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....430-620 (good to excellent). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 5 AM, then mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after 2 AM. Chance of pcpn......40 percent overnight. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming south around 5 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......200-700 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 1500-2000 ft AGL Inland. Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....60-110 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.80 in. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........74-79 percent near Lake Michigan and 60-65 percent Inland. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter near Lake Michigan and 19 percent wetter Inland. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2100-2600 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 4300-4800 ft AGL Inland. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....670-850 (excellent). Pcpn Amount.........0.02-0.28 in. $$ MIZ040-046-072015- Clare-Isabella- Including the cities of Clare and Mount Pleasant 353 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Max temperature.....Around 82. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Min humidity........42-47 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......6300-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....220-520 (fair to good). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers after 5 AM. Chance of pcpn......20 percent toward daybreak. Min temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 7 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1000-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....50-70 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.04 in. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........53-58 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5000-5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....740-940 (excellent). Pcpn Amount.........0.07-0.36 in. $$ MIZ050-056-064-071-072015- Muskegon-Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- Including the cities of Muskegon, Grand Haven, Jenison, Holland, and South Haven 353 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Patchy fog until 9 AM. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Min humidity........49-54 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3400-3900 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 6000-6500 ft AGL Inland. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....460-590 (good). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after 10 PM. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Min temperature.....Around 66. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Max humidity........92-97 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming south around 6 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......200-700 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 1800-2300 ft AGL Inland. Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....60-110 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.68 in. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2100-2600 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and 5000-5500 ft AGL Inland. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....740-790 (excellent). Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.11 in. $$ MIZ051-052-057>059-072015- Montcalm-Gratiot-Kent-Ionia-Clinton- Including the cities of Greenville, Alma, Grand Rapids, Ionia, and St. Johns 353 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 83. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........41-46 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......6400-6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....370-570 (good). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Min temperature.....Around 65. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 8 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3400-3900 ft AGL decreasing to 100-600 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....50-190 (poor to fair). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.01 in. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........49-54 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5400-5900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....810-1010 (excellent). Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.13 in. $$ MIZ065>067-072>074-072015- Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- Including the cities of Hastings, Charlotte, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and Jackson 353 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Max temperature.....Around 83. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........43-48 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......6200-6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....450-510 (good). Pcpn Amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Min temperature.....Around 65. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Max humidity........88-93 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming south around 6 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3700-4200 ft AGL decreasing to 100-600 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....50-120 (poor). Pcpn Amount.........None. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 11 AM. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Max temperature.....84-89. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........48-53 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5900-6400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....740-910 (excellent). Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.07 in. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the north overnight. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely until midday, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. $$