730  
FNUS73 KGRR 080900  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BROOKS 286...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
500 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 08.  
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  
 
GOOD MIXING CONDITIONS TODAY AND A LIGHT NORTHEAST BREEZE.  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP QUITE A BIT DURING THE AFTERNOON,  
REACHING ABOUT 25 PERCENT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.  
RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4800 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....160 /FAIR/ AT IGNITION. MAX...500 /GOOD/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM  
SKY (%).........3 1 2 2 1 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 49 55 59 62 62  
RH..............73 52 38 29 26 26  
20 FT WIND......E 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 16 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2100 3600 4100 4800 4700  
MIXING WIND.....E 13 NE 12 NE 13 NE 12 NE 10 NE 10  
SMOKE DISPRSL...160 240 460 470 490 490  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST  
OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.  
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....260 (FAIR) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
10 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHOLTEN  
REQUESTED BY...DEAN CHAMBERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DEAN.CHAMBERS@USDA.GOV,RICHARD.W.DAVIS@USDA.GOV  
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