395  
FNUS73 KGRR 271052  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR POLLINATOR FIELD...MI DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
652 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 27.  
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  
 
PARTLY SUNNY TODAY AND TURNING BREEZY BY NOON. WINDS WEST-SOUTHWEST  
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM RH EXPECTED TO  
BE 40 TO 45 PERCENT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.  
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5500 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1030 /EXCELLENT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...1320  
/EXCELLENT/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID  
SKY (%).........59 74 72 78 62 50 54 50 45 54 60 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 51 51 50 51 51 50 47 44 42 40 40  
RH..............44 48 46 56 56 56 58 65 73 79 82 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 16 15 15 13 9 6 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 26 26 25 25 22 18 12 10 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 5.5 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.3 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3  
MIXING WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W SW S  
MIXING WIND SPD.23 24 23 24 23 22 17 10 9 7 6 7  
SMOKE DISPRSL...1030 1320 1020 970 830 720 460 50 40 20 20 20  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.  
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH  
ABOUT 2 AM BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5  
TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO  
14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....20 (POOR).  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.  
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18  
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
340 (GOOD) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MEADE  
REQUESTED BY...FIRE SPECIALIST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508110.0/GRR  
.DELDT 03/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CORSERJ@MICHIGAN.GOV  
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