186
FNUS73 KGRR 010949
FWSGRR
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAFT RD...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
549 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 01.
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
PLENTY OF CLOUDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY, BUT THERE WILL BE BREAKS
IN THE CLOUDS AT TIMES. A FEW POP UP SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY
THIS AFTERNOON. THE COVERAGE OF THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT
20-30%, SO MANY AREAS MAY NOT SEE ANY RAIN.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7000 FT
AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....500 /GOOD/ AT IGNITION. MAX...1200 /EXCELLENT/.
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........49 57 64 71 69 66 63 60 58 55 48 40
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 46 46 48 49 49 50 49 49 47 43 41
RH..............52 50 56 40 36 35 33 50 50 51 60 62
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 8 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.11 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.5 7.0 6.5 4.5 2.0 0.7 0.6
MIXING WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW
MIXING WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 13 15 16 15 15 14 10 9
SMOKE DISPRSL...440 570 590 620 660 1.0K1.2K1.0K680 280 70 50
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....810 (EXCELLENT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 40 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST LATE
IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....40 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
870 (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...650
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/01/26
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