792  
FNUS53 KGRR 161025  
FWFGRR  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
625 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
..SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ONGOING NEAR I94, AND SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF I96 THROUGH TONIGHT.  
1/4-1/2" OF RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I94, UP TO 1/4" BETWEEN  
I96 AND I94. UP TO 0.1" OF RAIN NORTH OF I96. DRY CONDITIONS  
THEN FOLLOW FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  
 
MIZ037>039-043>045-162130-  
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUDINGTON, BALDWIN, REED CITY, HART,  
FREMONT, AND BIG RAPIDS  
625 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......15 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200-240 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 9 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....80-210 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.03 IN.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 48-53  
PERCENT INLAND.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND 3 PERCENT  
WETTER INLAND.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 2000-2500 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 1100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO  
3300-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-380 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.03 IN.  
 

 
 
MIZ040-046-162130-  
CLARE-ISABELLA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLARE AND MOUNT PLEASANT  
625 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......16 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....180-250 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 11 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.  
24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....80-230 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.03 IN.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....80-410 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.01 IN.  
 

 
 
MIZ050-056-064-071-162130-  
MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, JENISON, HOLLAND,  
AND SOUTH HAVEN  
625 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....200-240 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.16 IN.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 11 PM. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2  
AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....100-160 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01-0.15 IN.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.  
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, 2200-2700 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INLAND, 1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO  
3100-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....120-350 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.06 IN.  
 

 
 
MIZ051-052-057>059-162130-  
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENVILLE, ALMA, GRAND RAPIDS, IONIA,  
AND ST. JOHNS  
625 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
10 AM.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......11 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....210-260 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.08 IN.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 8  
PM UNTIL 2 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....110-190 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.10 IN.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3600 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....120-350 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.06 IN.  
 

 
 
MIZ065>067-072>074-162130-  
BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS, CHARLOTTE, LANSING, KALAMAZOO,  
BATTLE CREEK, AND JACKSON  
625 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG  
UNTIL 10 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.  
24 HR TREND......11 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....140-180 (FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01-0.20 IN.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) UNTIL 9 PM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....60-150 (POOR TO FAIR).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06-0.19 IN.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....120-360 (POOR TO GOOD).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.09 IN.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS  
UP TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
9 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 70S.  
 

 
 
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