018  
FNUS73 KGRR 291053  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BROOKS 286...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
653 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
RESENT  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 29.  
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  
 
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THIS  
WAVE WILL BRING A FEW SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TO THE AREA, BUT MOST  
OF THE DAY IT WILL BE DRY. RAINFALL WILL NOT BE HEAVY, BUT A FEW SHOWERS  
COULD DROP A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF RAIN.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.  
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200 /FAIR/ AT IGNITION. MAX...600 /EXCELLENT/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM  
SKY (%).........75 68 72 56 58 48  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 46 47 48 47 46  
RH..............66 60 54 47 46 48  
20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 N 7 N 8 N 7 N 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 16 17 16 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3000 3500 4000 3500 2700  
MIXING WIND.....N 10 N 10 N 14 N 15 N 14 N 12  
SMOKE DISPRSL...200 440 580 600 590 310  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF  
FROST OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.  
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....590 (GOOD) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
90 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.  
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....50 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
910 (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JERUZAL  
REQUESTED BY...DEAN CHAMBERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611982.0/GRR  
.DELDT 04/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DEAN.CHAMBERS@USDA.GOV  
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