898  
FNUS73 KGRR 261021  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STARK RD. RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
621 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 26.  
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 WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER FOR  
MOST OF THE DAY TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HIGH WILL SLIP EAST OF  
THE AREA BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS FROM THE  
SW TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GOING LIGHT  
OVERNIGHT ONCE AGAIN.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY  
(50-60 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.  
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....150 /FAIR/ AT IGNITION. MAX...300 /GOOD/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM  
SKY (%).........85 61 2 3 4 35  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............29 35 39 42 41 40  
RH..............72 56 48 41 46 48  
20 FT WIND......N 2 NW 2 NW 5 SW 5 SW 3 SW 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 10 10 9 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2500 2800 3000 2600 1200  
MIXING WIND.....N 7 NW 7 NW 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8  
SMOKE DISPRSL...150 180 230 300 260 120  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.  
RH..................MAX 95 TO 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....40 (POOR).  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.  
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 9  
MPH IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....40 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
540 (GOOD) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JERUZAL  
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD DAVIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2507760.0/GRR  
.DELDT 03/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RICHARD.W.DAVIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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