016  
FNUS73 KGRR 131141  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEACOCK 545 PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
641 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 13.  
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 BRIEF BAND OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH ROUGHLY FROM  
9 TO 11 AM. A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAY LINGER, BUT SOME  
SCATTERING OUT OF THE CLOUDS COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL  
INCREASE FROM THE SW THIS MORNING, AND BECOME WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON.  
IT IS LIKELY THE SITE WILL REMAIN DRY UNTIL AFTER DARK WHEN THE FRONT  
APPROACHES AND RAIN REDEVELOPS. RAIN SHOWERS WILL THEN TURN TO SNOW  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.  
RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20  
TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100 /POOR/ AT IGNITION. MAX...600 /EXCELLENT/.  
 
TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM  
SKY (%).........87 86 84 83 83 88  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............35 35 37 42 41 38  
RH..............90 90 87 76 78 89  
20 FT WIND......S 12 S 14 SW 13 W 13 W 12 W 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 23 23 23  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1100 2000 3000 2800 500  
MIXING WIND.....S 20 SW 21 SW 23 W 25 W 23 W 18  
SMOKE DISPRSL...100 210 450 600 550 90  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW  
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 17.  
RH..................MAX 95 TO 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTS UP TO  
29 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 24  
TO 25 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....300 (FAIR).  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 22.  
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
31 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 33  
TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....220 (FAIR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
1320 (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO  
1540 (EXCELLENT) LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JERUZAL  
REQUESTED BY...WELAGE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528893.0/GRR  
.DELDT 01/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GREGORY.WELAGE@USDA.GOV  
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