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FNUS53 KGRR 190907  
FWFGRR  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
507 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
   
..SHOWERS AND WINDY TODAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS  
CONTINUING AND FINALLY FADING EARLY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW  
WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UPWARDS OF 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
MIZ037>039-043>045-192115-  
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUDINGTON, BALDWIN, REED CITY, HART,  
FREMONT, AND BIG RAPIDS  
507 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL 3 PM.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 8 AM.  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 4 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.  
24 HR TREND......12 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......15 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 27 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 2400-2900 FT AGL INCREASING  
TO 4800-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 3500-4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....740-980 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.39-0.67 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.  
24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 94-99  
PERCENT INLAND.  
 
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 3900-4400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 2600-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800  
FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....120-590 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.06 IN.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.  
24 HR TREND......7 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......31 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....510-810 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ040-046-192115-  
CLARE-ISABELLA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLARE AND MOUNT PLEASANT  
507 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL 3 PM.  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 2 PM. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER 2 PM UNTIL 4 PM, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......11 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....480-760 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.51-0.75 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 8 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.  
24 HR TREND......14 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....120-620 (POOR TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.10 IN.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......33 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....440-790 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ050-056-064-071-192115-  
MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, JENISON, HOLLAND,  
AND SOUTH HAVEN  
507 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL 3 PM.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 8 AM.  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 4 PM, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
24 HR TREND......15 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 31 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4800 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....730-1180 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.44-1.00 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 8 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.  
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 94-99  
PERCENT INLAND.  
24 HR TREND......22 PERCENT DRIER NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND  
UNCHANGED INLAND.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 4000-4500 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 2500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000  
FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....320-630 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.08 IN.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......26 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....600-780 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ051-052-057>059-192115-  
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENVILLE, ALMA, GRAND RAPIDS, IONIA,  
AND ST. JOHNS  
507 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL 4 PM.  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 3 PM. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER 3 PM UNTIL 4 PM, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
24 HR TREND......16 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......14 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 28 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....530-700 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.46-0.78 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 2 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.  
24 HR TREND......13 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....70-370 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.09 IN.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......28 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....490-810 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ065>067-072>074-192115-  
BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS, CHARLOTTE, LANSING, KALAMAZOO,  
BATTLE CREEK, AND JACKSON  
507 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL 5 PM.  
RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.  
24 HR TREND......18 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......29 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....450-730 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.47-0.82 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 2 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT UNTIL EARLY MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.  
24 HR TREND......15 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....80-500 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.09 IN.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......43 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....520-760 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST  
WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS  
9 TO 14 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST  
WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 50.  
WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.  
 
 
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