365  
FNUS73 KGRR 070934  
FWSGRR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 439 SOUTH...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
534 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 07.  
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  
 
WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY  
DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 40S WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN  
THE UPPER 60S. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND 3500 TO 4000 FEET.  
 
ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WINDS TURNING BACK TO  
THE NORTHWEST, BUT GUSTS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.  
RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9  
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....110 /POOR/ AT IGNITION. MAX...650 /EXCELLENT/.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM  
SKY (%).........17 14 12 12 11 9 7 5 3 2 14 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............61 64 67 68 68 68 69 67 67 65 61 61  
RH..............84 75 65 61 53 51 47 49 50 56 67 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 16 18 21 22 22 21 17 17 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.7 2.2 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.5  
MIXING WIND DIR.NW NW NW W NW W W W W W W W  
MIXING WIND SPD.10 9 9 13 15 17 17 16 13 10 12 13  
SMOKE DISPRSL...110 150 200 380 540 650 620 520 250 80 60 60  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.  
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21  
MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....250 (FAIR) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
50 (POOR) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.  
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....50 (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
920 (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...HANSEN  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON KELLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623250.0/GRR  
.DELDT 10/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.STEARNS@USDA.GOV,KORY.BORGMAN@USDA.GOV,BRANDON.KELLEY@USDA.GOV  
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