720  
FNUS73 KGRR 241426  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TA4 BURN...MDMVA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
1026 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 24.  
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  
ONE MORE DAY OF NW BREEZES BEFORE WINDS FINALLY  
SUBSIDE TONIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY AS AN AREA  
OF HIGH PRESSURE ADVANCES TOWARD OUR REGION BY TONIGHT INTO  
TUESDAY. SOME PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.  
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4800 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....480 /GOOD/ AT IGNITION. MAX...830 /EXCELLENT/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM  
SKY (%).........8 16 19 16 20 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............68 72 73 74 71 64  
RH..............63 57 55 51 55 70  
20 FT WIND......W 9 NW 10 NW 12 NW 10 NW 8 W 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 22 21 18 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 4500 4600 4100 2800 400  
MIXING WIND.....W 14 NW 16 NW 16 NW 16 NW 14 W 9  
SMOKE DISPRSL...480 720 740 670 390 40  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER 3 AM.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....510 (GOOD) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
20 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.  
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....10 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
400 (GOOD) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MANN  
REQUESTED BY...MICHELE RICHARDS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2620375.0/GRR  
.DELDT 08/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RICHARDSM2@MICHIGAN.GOV  
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