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FNUS53 KGRR 201933  
FWFGRR  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
333 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
..MORE RAIN ON THE WAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A BAND OF RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT FOLLOWED BY  
MORE RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AS LOW  
PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES.  
 
MIZ037>039-043>045-210830-  
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUDINGTON, BALDWIN, REED CITY, HART,  
FREMONT, AND BIG RAPIDS  
333 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) UNTIL 12 AM, THEN  
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER 11 PM UNTIL 2 AM, THEN RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH AND GUSTY.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-2800 FT AGL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND  
1700-2200 FT AGL INLAND.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....300 (GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09-0.25 IN.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY UNTIL 8 AM, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 2 PM, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.  
24 HR TREND......7 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......19 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1170-1500 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06-0.27 IN.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND  
2500-3000 FT AGL INLAND.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....810-830 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.13-0.40 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4300 FT AGL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND  
2900-3400 FT AGL INLAND.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....990-1010 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09-0.31 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ040-046-210830-  
CLARE-ISABELLA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLARE AND MOUNT PLEASANT  
333 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) UNTIL 3 AM, THEN  
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 2  
AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....170-190 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08-0.16 IN.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 AM, THEN PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 12 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......16 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1030-1600 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09-0.15 IN.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) UNTIL 12 AM, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....240-450 (FAIR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09-0.20 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....820-990 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.15 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ050-056-064-071-210830-  
MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, JENISON, HOLLAND,  
AND SOUTH HAVEN  
333 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) UNTIL 12 AM, THEN  
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER 11 PM UNTIL 2 AM, THEN RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL  
5 AM, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH AND GUSTY.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-2900 FT AGL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND  
1300-1800 FT AGL INLAND.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....240-280 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04-0.20 IN.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 2 PM. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......18 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1290-1520 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08-0.24 IN.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4300 FT AGL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND  
2400-2900 FT AGL INLAND.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....960-1020 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.23-0.51 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 74-79  
PERCENT INLAND.  
24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT WETTER NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 22  
PERCENT WETTER INLAND.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1190 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.14-0.30 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ051-052-057>059-210830-  
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENVILLE, ALMA, GRAND RAPIDS, IONIA,  
AND ST. JOHNS  
333 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 3 AM, THEN  
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER 11 PM UNTIL 2 AM, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....120-240 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05-0.16 IN.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY UNTIL 8 AM, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 2 PM, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......19 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1130-1660 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08-0.23 IN.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....420-490 (GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12-0.51 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......14 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....870-1170 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.29 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ065>067-072>074-210830-  
BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS, CHARLOTTE, LANSING, KALAMAZOO,  
BATTLE CREEK, AND JACKSON  
333 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) UNTIL 3 AM, THEN  
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 2  
AM UNTIL 5 AM, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH AND GUSTY.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....140-250 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.09 IN.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 AM, THEN  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) UNTIL 3 PM, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 12 PM. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 12 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......14 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6200 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1070 (EXCELLENT) INCREASING TO 1690 (EXCELLENT)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02-0.17 IN.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 27 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....590-670 (GOOD TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.44 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......27 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....820-1190 (EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12-0.31 IN.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS  
7 TO 12 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
9 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
9 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 40S.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
 
 
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