832  
FNUS73 KGRR 090930  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOARDWALK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
530 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 09.  
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
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS  
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.  
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4200 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....290 /FAIR/ AT IGNITION. MAX...930 /EXCELLENT/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM  
SKY (%).........71 77 80 86 74 64 68 67 54 45 42 18  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 55 57 58 58 59 60 59 59 57 54 50  
RH..............59 55 49 45 44 42 41 44 44 47 52 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 18 20 20 18 17 14 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.9 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.5 2.0 0.7  
MIXING WIND DIR.W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N  
MIXING WIND SPD.16 15 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 17 15 12  
SMOKE DISPRSL...290 290 690 720 820 900 930 850 860 600 300 80  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF  
FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.  
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....860 (EXCELLENT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO 20 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.  
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17  
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....20 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
1030 (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO  
1180 (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...OSTUNO  
REQUESTED BY...JOE RASPOTNIK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 05/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOESEPH.RASPOTNIK@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.STEARNS@USDA.GOV,DEAN.CHAMBERS@USDA.GOV  
 
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