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FNUS53 KGRR 060859  
FWFGRR  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
459 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
..ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THIS MORNING, AREAS OF FOG WILL LIFT WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES  
EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. SOME POP UP SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE (20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE) DURING THE  
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NOT EVERYONE WILL SEE RAIN DUE TO THE  
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED NATURE OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE  
CAPABLE OF BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY WITH A LAKE BREEZE DEVELOPING THIS  
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER TOMORROW AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE ABOVE 40  
PERCENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
MIZ037>039-043>045-062015-  
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUDINGTON, BALDWIN, REED CITY, HART,  
FREMONT, AND BIG RAPIDS  
459 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 12  
PM. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.  
24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 2800-3300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 1900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO  
4500-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-280 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.29 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER  
5 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 1600-2100 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 3700-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900  
FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....40-240 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.14 IN.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
9 AM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 53-58  
PERCENT INLAND.  
24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT WETTER NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 2  
PERCENT DRIER INLAND.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 2400-2900 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 2300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO  
5100-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....240-770 (FAIR TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.01 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ040-046-062015-  
CLARE-ISABELLA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLARE AND MOUNT PLEASANT  
459 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 7 AM. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4300 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....90-280 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.05 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER  
3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-600 FT AGL  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....30-260 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.02 IN.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) UNTIL 12 PM, THEN  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
9 AM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6300 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....220-780 (FAIR TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.10 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ050-056-064-071-062015-  
MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, JENISON, HOLLAND,  
AND SOUTH HAVEN  
459 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.  
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND  
3100-3600 FT AGL INLAND.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-220 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.13 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 9 PM. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER 5 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 1500-2000 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 2800-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900  
FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....50-180 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.05 IN.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
9 AM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 2300-2800 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 2200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO  
4300-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....190-520 (FAIR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.14 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ051-052-057>059-062015-  
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENVILLE, ALMA, GRAND RAPIDS, IONIA,  
AND ST. JOHNS  
459 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....120-280 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02-0.31 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
UNTIL 9 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....60-250 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.14 IN.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
9 AM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6200 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....240-720 (FAIR TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.05 IN.  
 
 
 
MIZ065>067-072>074-062015-  
BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS, CHARLOTTE, LANSING, KALAMAZOO,  
BATTLE CREEK, AND JACKSON  
459 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 8  
AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER 11 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......11 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....170-340 (FAIR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02-0.22 IN.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 10 PM. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER 5 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....40-270 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.16 IN.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) UNTIL 3 PM, THEN  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
9 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 12 PM. CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5200 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....230-640 (FAIR TO EXCELLENT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.20 IN.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 9 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 6 TO  
11 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 80.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
 
 
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