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FNUS73 KGRR 231143 AAA
FWSGRR
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDWIN 6 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
742 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
UPDATED FOR LATEST TRENDS
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.
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 FEW CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND THE SITE, WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD
REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SPOT FORECAST LOCATION. THE SPOT
FORECAST LOCATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY TODAY BUT WE CANNOT RULE
OUT A 5 TO 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT
AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....150 /FAIR/ AT IGNITION. MAX...900 /EXCELLENT/.
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM
SKY (%).........17 21 31 39 16 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 72 76 78 78 74
RH..............42 35 32 29 29 40
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 8 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 17 16 13
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1300 3000 4500 4300 1000
MIXING WIND.....S 14 S 15 S 20 S 20 S 18 S 8
SMOKE DISPRSL...150 195 600 900 780 80
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....780 (EXCELLENT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 60 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 15
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....60 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
380 (GOOD) IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...JOSH NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/23/26
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.EMAIL JOSHUA.NICHOLS@USDA.GOV
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