119  
FNUS73 KGRR 021013  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEMAN CAMP...MI DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
613 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 02.  
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
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS PEAK AROUND 6000 FEET MID AFTERNOON AND THEN FALL INTO  
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AROUND 3000 TO 4000 FEET  
BEFORE THE INVERSION BUILDS IN. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL  
FALL TO AROUND 40 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT  
CHANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.  
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5900 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....650 /EXCELLENT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...890  
/EXCELLENT/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM  
SKY (%).........35 18 4 7 6 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 48 50 48 48 43  
RH..............51 46 41 42 40 53  
20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 6 W 8 NW 7 W 5 SW 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 15 17 16 12 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....5100 5900 5400 4600 2500 400  
MIXING WIND.....NW 13 NW 15 NW 15 NW 16 NW 10 SW 6  
SMOKE DISPRSL...650 890 810 740 260 20  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.  
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,  
THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....580 (GOOD) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
20 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.  
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 33  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
960 (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...HANSEN  
REQUESTED BY...JEFF VASHER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612425.0/GRR  
.DELDT 05/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL VASHERJ@MICHIGAN.GOV  
 
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